Definition of semester
1 : either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided
2 : a period of six months
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SDSU is expected to keep at least one scholarship in what has become an increasingly volatile transfer market, not wanting to have a full roster in case a player becomes available in late summer or at the semester break.
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While some school districts such as Folsom Cordova Unified and Twin Rivers Unified have ended their spring semester, five other districts have yet to close their doors for the summer break.
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Emerson College: Naperville residents Katrina Taylor, a writing, literature and publishing major, and Nikolai Jackowski, a marketing communications major, have been named to the dean's list at Emerson College in Boston for the spring semester.
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Students found to have twice engaged in violence or disorderly conduct that disrupts another freedom of expression twice would be suspended for a semester.
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Students found to have twice engaged in violence or disorderly conduct that disrupts another freedom of expression twice would be suspended for a semester.
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Students found to have twice engaged in violence or disorderly conduct that disrupts another freedom of expression twice would be suspended for a semester.
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Apart from a semester as a member of the Institute of Politics during his freshman year at Harvard, Jared has not been engaged politically.
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Clanton taught philosophy part-time at Diablo Valley College in San Francisco’s eastern suburbs for three semesters ending in the fall of 2016.
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SEMESTER Defined for English Language Learners
semester
playDefinition of semester for English Language Learners
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: one of two usually 18-week periods that make up an academic year at a school or college
SEMESTER Defined for Kids
semester
playDefinition of semester for Students
: either of two terms that make up a school year
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