Se‐mes″ter (sē̍‐mĕs″tẽr), n. [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.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.