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one of the periods into which a year is divided at a college or university, especially in the US and Australia: the first/second semester. the spring / fall semester. Compare. term noun (TIME) trimester. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. University & college education. academe. academia. anti-university. beadle. business school. go up.
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. semestral. sə-ˈme-strəl. adjective. or semestrial. sə-ˈme-strē-əl. Examples of semester in a Sentence.
noun. (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks. (in German universities) a session, lasting about six months and including periods of recess. semester.
Semester ( Latin: sēmestris, lit. 'six monthly') originally German, where it referred to a university session of six months, adopted into American usage in the early 19th century as a half-year term of typically 15 to 18 weeks.
A semester is half of a school year. In September of your first year of high school, you could describe yourself as "a first-semester freshman." The noun semester comes up often when you're in high school and college. It's an easy way to divide the school year, into two equal halves, or semesters.
SEMESTER definition: one of the two time periods that a school or college year is divided into. Learn more.
Definition of semester noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
se•mes•ter (si mes′ tər), n. Education (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks. Education (in German universities) a session, lasting about six months and including periods of recess.
A semester is a fixed period of time within an academic year, typically lasting around 15 to 18 weeks. It is divided into two main semesters: the fall semester and the spring semester. The fall semester usually starts in late August or early September and ends in December, while the spring semester begins in January and concludes in May.
( sɪˈmɛstə) n. 1. (Education) (in some universities) either of two divisions of the academic year, ranging from 15 to 18 weeks. 2. (Education) (in German universities) a session of six months. [C19: via German from Latin sēmestris half-yearly, from sex six + mensis a month] seˈmestral adj.
