semestral

Variant of semester

semester definition

se·mes·ter (sə mes′tər)

noun

  1. a six-month period; half year
  2. either of the two terms, of about eighteen weeks each, which usually make up a school or college year

Etymology: Ger < L (cursus) semestris, half-yearly (period) < sex, six + mensis, month

Related Forms:

  • semestral se·mes′·tral (-trəl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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