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Semester
Se-mes′ter
(sē̍-mĕs′tẽr)
, Noun.
[G., from L.
semestris
half-yearly; sex
six + mensis
a month.] A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or university which divides the year into two terms.
Definition 2024
Semester
semester
semester
See also: Semester
English
Alternative forms
- semestre (obsolete)
Noun
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- Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as fall or spring semester.
- I will graduate at the end of the spring semester.
- A period or term of six months.
Translations
half of school year
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period or term of six months
See also
Danish
Etymology
From German Semester, from New Latin sēmestris (“lasting six months”), from sex (“six”) + mēnsis (“month”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semɛstər/, [seˈmɛsd̥ɐ]
Noun
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- semester (half of school year)
Declension
Inflection of semester
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | semester | semestret semesteret |
semestre | semestrene |
genitive | semesters | semestrets semesterets |
semestres | semestrenes |
See also
- semester on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
References
Swedish
Etymology
From New Latin sēmestris (“lasting six months”); sex (“six”) + mēnsis (“month”). See also German Semester.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛˈmɛstɛr/
Noun
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- a holiday/vacation, especially from work
- Nästan alla här går på semester under sensommaren.
- Almost everyone here goes on vacation during late summer.
- Nästan alla här går på semester under sensommaren.
- an activity related to vacationing, especially in compound terms
- Jag åkte på campingsemester med kollegerna.
- I went on a camping vacation with my colleagues.
- Jag åkte på campingsemester med kollegerna.
- (figuratively) a relief from a taxing situation
- Vi behöver ta semester från varandra.
- We need to take a break from each other.
- Vi behöver ta semester från varandra.
Declension
Declension of semester
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Common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
nominative | semester | semestern | semestrar | semestrarna |
genitive | semesters | semesterns | semestrars | semestrarnas |
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References
- semester in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)