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school term vs semester

semester vs school term

school term and semester both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
school term Yes No No No
semester Yes No No No
As nouns, semester is a hyponym of school term; that is, semester is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than school term:
  • school term: the time during which a school holds classes
  • semester: one of two divisions of an academic year
Other hyponyms of school term include summer school, trimester, quarter.
school term (noun) semester (noun)
the time during which a school holds classes one of two divisions of an academic year
half a year; a period of 6 months
Difference between school term and semester

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