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semester vs academic term

academic term vs semester

semester and academic term both are nouns.

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

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