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se·mes·ter

semester

pronunciation:: s me str
features:: Word History, Word Explorer

part of speech:	noun
definition:	one half of an academic year.
related words:	term
derivation:	semestral (adj.)

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Semester comes from two Latin words that mean "six months."

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