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Definition of semester noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

semester

noun
 
/sɪˈmestə(r)/
 
/sɪˈmestər/
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  1. (especially in North America) one of the two periods that the school or college year is divided into
    • the spring/fall semester
    compare term (2)
    Extra Examples
    • I spent a semester at the University of Madrid.
    • I was finishing my last semester in college and trying to look for a job.
    • The new semester started on February 3.
    • The semester break had begun.
    • The total curriculum is 54 semester hours.
    • students completing all eight semesters of the program
    • the end of the first-semester course
    Topics Timeb1, Educationb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • first
    • second
    • fall
    • …
    verb + semester
    • spend
    • begin
    • complete
    • …
    semester + verb
    • begin
    • start
    • end
    • …
    semester + noun
    • break
    • hour
    • credit hours
    • …
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    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from German Semester, from Latin semestris ‘six-monthly’, from sex ‘six’ + mensis ‘month’.
See semester in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee semester in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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