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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Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Last year, Queens University of Charlotte announced layoffs and said the university missed its enrollment goal for the fall semester, according to the Charlotte Observer.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Utah State University wrote in a statement that Robinson attended one semester of college there in 2021.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Last year, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2927, which requires that high schools offer a semester-long personal finance education course by the 2027-28 school year, and makes personal finance a graduation requirement starting with the 2030-31 graduating class.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 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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