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semester

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun semester has 2 senses
  1. semester - one of two divisions of an academic year
    --1 is a kind of
    school term, academic term, academic session, session
    --1 is a part of school year, academic year
  2. semester - half a year; a period of 6 months
    --2 is a kind of
    time period, period of time, period

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Semester

Part of Speech: noun

Sense 1: A period of six months, typically used to refer to an educational term.

Example sentence 1: I am looking forward to starting my final semester of college next week.

Example sentence 2: In the fall semester, students usually have a heavier workload.

Example sentence 3: Our school follows a trimester system, with three semesters in an academic year.

Sense 2: A period of time in which a specific course or subject is taught.

Example sentence 1: The physics semester focuses on topics like motion, forces, and energy.

Example sentence 2: I struggled with statistics last semester but found the calculus semester much easier.

Example sentence 3: The semester dedicated to literature allows students to explore classic works of fiction.

Part of Speech: adjective

Sense 1: Popular or well-liked by a large number of people.

Example sentence 1: That professor is known for his semester teaching style and engaging lectures.

Example sentence 2: The semester restaurant in town always has long waiting lines due to its excellent food.

Example sentence 3: The band's semester songs are frequently played on the radio.

Part of Speech: verb

Sense 1: To divide an academic year or course into semesters.

Example sentence 1: The university decided to semester their programs to provide students with more flexibility.

Example sentence 2: The high school decided to semester the English curriculum to allow for in-depth study of specific literary genres.

Example sentence 3: The college plans to semester all their courses starting from next academic year.

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