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semester /sɪˈmɛstə /nounA half-year term in a school or university, especially in North America, typically lasting for fifteen to eighteen weeks: the opening week of Harvard’s autumn semester...- The primary mode of communication among students and instructors for both semesters was the university's email system.
- If possible, students can make school changes between semesters or at the end of the school year.
- After several semesters of college work, the skills development in Navajo and English often becomes coordinated.
Origin Early 19th century: from German Semester, from Latin semestris 'six-monthly', from sex 'six' + mensis 'month'. Rhymes arrester, Avesta, Chester, contester, ester, Esther, fester, fiesta, Hester, investor, jester, Leicester, Lester, molester, Nestor, pester, polyester, protester, quester, sequester, siesta, sou'wester, suggester, tester, trimester, vesta, zester |