semester
noun
se·mes·ter
sə-ˈme-stər 
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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In a typical college Shakespeare course, for instance, the class might zip through as many as nine plays in a semester.
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Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
The same semester, Damsky took an originalism seminar, led by U.S. District Judge John Badalamenti, who had been appointed to the bench by President Donald Trump in June 2020.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 4 July 2025
The bill would change that to 15 credits a semester, which the National College Attainment Network estimated would result in a nearly $1,500 cut in benefits for students who can't increase their course load because of work or caretaking responsibilities.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 July 2025
That's where a Career and Technical Education aviation class takes place using simulators, one of 193 CTE classes the district has with about 6,000 students enrolled per semester.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
The same semester, Damsky took an originalism seminar, led by U.S. District Judge John Badalamenti, who had been appointed to the bench by President Donald Trump in June 2020.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 4 July 2025
The bill would change that to 15 credits a semester, which the National College Attainment Network estimated would result in a nearly $1,500 cut in benefits for students who can't increase their course load because of work or caretaking responsibilities.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 July 2025
That's where a Career and Technical Education aviation class takes place using simulators, one of 193 CTE classes the district has with about 6,000 students enrolled per semester.
—Laura L. Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for semester
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“Semester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semester. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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semester
noun
se·mes·ter
sə-ˈmes-tər
: either of two terms of about 18 weeks each that make up a school year
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