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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A day after Bennett talked with staffers from IHOP University, which is scheduled to cease operations next month at the end of the spring semester, a lawyer for IHOPKC insisted that the ministry is not shutting its doors.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Student support, however, will be available for the rest of the semester.
—Lily Kepner, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Student support, however, will be available for the rest of the semester.
—Lily Kepner, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for semester
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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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