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Added 10 October 2026

semester

/sɪˈmɛstə/ noun

Latin root: sēmestris Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about semester at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Half of a school year or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.
I will graduate at the end of the spring semester.
A period or term of six months.

Origin

From German Semester, from New Latin sēmestris (“lasting six months”), from sex (“six”) + mēnsis (“month”).

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