Definition of "semester" [se•mes•ter]

• One of two divisions of 15 to 18 weeks each of an academic year. (noun)

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• "I have a lot of work instead of an impossible amount of work now, and on the upside my class this semester is awesome."
• "Usually my freak/stress out time in the semester is at the * end*, not the beginning."
• "Your arguments against spending 30 Grand so others as poorly informed as you can critique you are why I chose a brief-residency MFA program, where 10 days a semester we get together with other students and workshop, but the bulk of the semester is at home, getting feedback from an experienced mentor who is devoting attention to just your work."
• "Instead I side with their parents, who must be stricken at the thought that not only will the kids be kicked out of school and thrown in the slammer but the tuition for first semester is probably not refundable."
• "Only 62 day left for the semester to get over, maybe less if our semester is shortened because of the elections."