学期 — meaning in English

English meaning

• semester noun Half of an academic year, typically lasting around six months.
• term noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.
• trimester noun A period of about three months, especially one of the three stages of pregnancy.

Senses

学期 is used for these senses in English:

• semester Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.
• term Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
• trimester One of the terms of an academic year in those learning institutions that divide their teaching in three roughly equal terms, each about three months long. Compare semester.

term — full definition

1. noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.
2. noun A fixed period of time, especially one in office or one dividing an academic year.
3. noun In plural, the conditions set out in an agreement or contract.
4. verb To call or describe something by a particular name.

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