semester
[ si-mes-ter ]
/ sɪˈmɛs tər /
noun
(in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
(in German universities) a session, lasting about six months and including periods of recess.
Origin of semester
1820–30; < German < Latin
sēmē(n)stris of six months duration <
*sex-mēnstris, equivalent to
sex
six +
mēns(is) month +
-tris adj. suffix (perhaps representing an earlier
*mens(i)-teros)
OTHER WORDS FROM semester
se·mes·tral, se·mes·tri·al [si-mes-tree-uh l] /sɪˈmɛs tri əl/, adjectiveWords nearby semester
semelparous,
sememe,
semen,
semenuria,
semeru,
semester,
semester hour,
semey,
semi,
semi-,
semi-abstract
Example sentences from the Web for semestral
Semestral change of the podest and certain other officers, without intervention of the Count.
Memoirs of the Dukes of Urbino, Volume I (of 3) |James DennistounAssociated words: half-yearly, semi-annual, bi-annual, semestral.
Putnam's Word Book |Louis A. Flemming
British Dictionary definitions for semestral
semester
/ (sɪˈmɛstə) /
noun
(in some universities) either of two divisions of the academic year, ranging from 15 to 18 weeks
(in German universities) a session of six months
Derived forms of semester
semestral, adjectiveWord Origin for semester
C19: via German from Latin
sēmestris half-yearly, from
sex six +
mensis a month