semester
noun
- series of six consecutive months
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /sɪˈmɛstə/ / /sɪˈmɛstɚ/
noun
Etymology: From German Semester, from New Latin sēmestris (“lasting six months”), from sex (“six”) + mēnsis (“month”).
- Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.
“I will graduate at the end of the spring semester.”
- A period or term of six months.