Synonyms for semester
sɪˈmɛs tərse·mes·ter

Princeton's WordNet

1. semesternoun

   one of two divisions of an academic year

2. semesternoun

   half a year; a period of 6 months

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1. • School Term
   • Time Period

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1. List of paraphrases for "semester":

   half, half-year, holiday, quarter, semesters

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1. Jesse Petrilla:

   Ican tell you from my personalexperience as the father of twoboys... we are worriedabout lifelong negativeeffects that can continue ifthese schools remain closed, distance learning for a kid thatage is nonsense, a kid needssocial interactions, thestructure ofin-person learningand experts warn that distancelearning doesnt even meet thecurrent educational standards. CORONAVIRUS SURGE FORCES UNC CHAPEL HILL TO SWITCH TO REMOTE LEARNING ONE WEEK INTO SEMESTER.

2. Shabana Basij-Rasikh:

   Last week, we completed the departure from Kabul of nearly 250 students, faculty, staff, and family members, everyone is en route, by way of Qatar, to the nation of Rwanda where we intend to begin a semester abroad for our entire student body.

3. Ken Cuccinelli:

   We're not forcing universities to reopen, however, if a university... if they don't reopen this semester, there isn't a reason for a person holding a student visa to be present in the country. They should go home. Then they can return when the school opens. That's what student visas are for, and we want to accommodate that for schools, and we're working hard to do that.

4. Awais Vaid:

   We were at 25 cases when the semester ended in the middle of May. We thought the outbreak would be over as we have seen in other outbreaks, that when students leave the outbreak is over.

5. Boston University:

   We are cautiously optimistic that the fall semester will be able to launch with the normal face-to-face campus experience, but of course we will prioritize the health and well-being of our community in making that decision.