semester
Half of a school year or academic year such as autumn or spring semesterHalf of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.
» She is working hard this semester.
Вона важко працює у цьому семестрі. — aandrusiak
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2 sensesHalf of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.
I will graduate at the end of the spring semester.
Semester, Halbjahr
семе́стрseméstr, полуго́диеpolugódije
семе́стрseméstr, піврі́ччяpivríččja
half a year; a period of 6 months
A period or term of six months.
Examples
129 sentencesShe is working hard this semester.
Вона важко працює у цьому семестрі. — aandrusiak
Second semester has ended.
Закінчився другий семестр. — deniko
ruЗакончился второй семестр. — Lenin_1917
deDas zweite Semester hat geendet. — Espi
The semester exams are finally over.
Tom is working hard this semester.
What's your favorite class this semester?
Translations
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Origin
From German Semester, from New Latin sēmestris (“lasting six months”), from sex (“six”) +From German Semester, from New Latin sēmestris (“lasting six months”), from sex (“six”) + mēnsis (“month”).
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Forms
plural: semestersWord family
13 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- next semester
- class next semester
- class this semester
- of the semester
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.