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    SEMESTER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Half a year; a period of 6 monthsplay

    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)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    One of two divisions of an academic yearplay

    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)

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