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semester vs academic session

academic session vs semester

semester and academic session both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
semester Yes No No No
academic session Yes No No No
As nouns, academic session is a hypernym of semester; that is, academic session is a word with a broader meaning than semester:
  • semester: one of two divisions of an academic year
  • academic session: the time during which a school holds classes
Other hypernyms of semester include academic term, school term, session.
semester (noun) academic session (noun)
one of two divisions of an academic year the time during which a school holds classes
half a year; a period of 6 months
Difference between semester and academic session

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