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Topic: COLLEGE

Date: 1800-1900
Language: German
Origin: Latin semestris 'half-yearly', from sex 'six' + mensis 'month'

semester

 noun
     
se‧mes‧ter [countable]
SESSEC one of the two periods of time that a year at high schools and universities is divided into, especially in the US:
the fall semester
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