Complete Definition of "semester"

English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/s��m�st�/, SAMPA|/sE"mEst@/
(General American|US) IPA|/s��m�st�/, SAMPA|/sE"mEst@`/
Hyphenation: se·mes·ter

Etymology
from German Semester < Modern Latin semestris (from sex six + mensis month).

Noun
en-noun

  1. US Half of a school year such as fall or spring semester

#:I will graduate at the end of the spring semester.

  1. A term divided in two

Translations
Finnish: lukukausi
Italian: semestre
Latin: semestris
Portuguese: semestre m
Russian: �еме��� (seméstr) m
Spanish: semestre m
Swedish: termin c
Polish: semestr


Swedish

Noun
sv-noun|gender=Common|semester|semestern|semestrar|semestrarna|semesters|semesterns|semestrars|semestrarnas
semester c

  1. vacation, holiday
  2. a trip done during one's vacation

Compounds
semesterresa

Derived terms
semestra

Category:Time

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