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semester
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
semester
(noun)
semester
/sə
ˈ
mɛstɚ/
noun
plural
semesters
semester
/sə
ˈ
mɛstɚ/
noun
plural
semesters
Britannica Dictionary definition of SEMESTER
[
count
]
US
:
one of two usually 18-week periods that make up an academic year at a school or college
—
compare
quarter
,
term
,
trimester
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