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semesterMain Entry: se·mes·ter Pronunciation: \sə-ˈmes-tər\ Function: noun Etymology: German, from Latin semestris half-yearly, from sex six + mensis month — more at six, moon Date: 1827 1 : either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided — se·mes·tral \-trəl\ or se·mes·tri·al \-trē-əl\ adjective
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