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semester vs school term

school term vs semester

semester and school term both are nouns.

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

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