Semester Definition
sə-mĕstər
semesters
noun
A six-month period; half year.
Webster's New World
Either of the two terms, of about eighteen weeks each, which usually make up a school or college year.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- four and one-half months
- eighteen weeks
- term
- six-month period
Other Word Forms of Semester
Noun
Singular:
semester
Plural:
semestersOrigin of Semester
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German from Latin (cursus) sēmēstris, (cursus) sēmēnstris (course) of six months sē- six (from sex s(w)eks in Indo-European roots) mēnsis month mē-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From German Semester, from New Latin sÄ“mestris (from sex (“six") + mÄ“nsis (“month").
From Wiktionary
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