semester
noun
se·mes·ter
sə-ˈme-stər 
1
: either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided
2
: a period of six months
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The Dean’s List is the highest academic recognition given at the end of each semester.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The Faculty Senate will vote on how colleges will be combined by the end of the semester.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
No students are taking courses at the campus in the spring semester, but about 40 students participate in activities there.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Interns must be a high school graduate, completed their first year of college or more by the end of the 2025 spring semester and be currently enrolled in college or recently graduated.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The Faculty Senate will vote on how colleges will be combined by the end of the semester.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
No students are taking courses at the campus in the spring semester, but about 40 students participate in activities there.
—Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025
Interns must be a high school graduate, completed their first year of college or more by the end of the 2025 spring semester and be currently enrolled in college or recently graduated.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Semester.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semester. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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semester
noun
se·mes·ter
sə-ˈmes-tər
: either of two terms of about 18 weeks each that make up a school year
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