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quarter vs academic term

academic term vs quarter

quarter and academic term both are nouns.

quarter is a verb but academic term is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quarter Yes No Yes No
academic term Yes No No No
As nouns, academic term is a hypernym of quarter; that is, academic term is a word with a broader meaning than quarter:
  • quarter: one of four periods into which the school year is divided
  • academic term: the time during which a school holds classes
Other hypernyms of quarter include academic session, school term, session.
quarter (noun) academic term (noun)
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent the time during which a school holds classes
the rear part of a ship
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
an unspecified person
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar
one of four equal parts
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
one of the four major division of the compass
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
a fourth part of a year; three months
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
quarter (verb) academic term (verb)
divide by four; divide into quarters
divide into quarters
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
provide housing for (military personnel)
Difference between quarter and academic term

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