SEMESTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Half a year; a period of 6 months

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("semester" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

Derivation:

semestral; semestrial (occurring every six months or during every period of six months)

Meaning:

One of two divisions of an academic year

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("semester" is a kind of...):

academic session; academic term; school term; session (the time during which a school holds classes)

Holonyms ("semester" is a part of...):

academic year; school year (the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying)

Derivation:

semestral (occurring every six months or during every period of six months)