Semester - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sɪˈmestər|  American pronunciation of the word semester
Brit.  |sɪˈmestə|  British pronunciation of the word semester

noun

- one of two divisions of an academic year
- half a year; a period of 6 months

Extra examples

Our professor is on leave this semester.

She's taking a chemistry course this semester.

He will be teaching an American history class next semester.

What classes are you taking this semester?

I am taking shop this semester.

When I was a junior in college, I spent a semester in Spain.

Her grades are up this semester.

I audited an English literature class last semester.

She was cured of any illusions she had about college after her first semester.

Your final exam will count for half of the semester's grade.

She quit college after one semester.

...the college matriculated 1000 students for the fall semester...

She's trying to shoehorn a year's worth of classes into a single semester.

Students must vacate their rooms at the end of the semester.

It was a nuisance to move during the semester.

Word forms

noun
singular: semester
plural: semesters
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