semester

Definition

Examples

Classes for the spring semester begin in the middle of January.

Word Family

Synonyms

• terma word or expression used for some particular thing
• academic periodhaving a meaning similar to semester

Collocations

• Easy spring semester exam
  to spring semester exam, meaning to move forward by leaps and bounds
• Medium register for university classes this semester
  to register for university classes this semester, meaning to record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
• Hard spend an exchange semester at an overseas institution
  to spend an exchange semester at an overseas institution, meaning to pass time in a specific way
• Very Hard a grueling semester culminating in rigorous viva voce
  referring to a grueling semester culminating in rigorous viva voce