semester hour vs credit

credit vs semester hour

semester hour and credit both are nouns.

semester hour is not a verb while credit is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
semester hour	Yes	No	No	No
credit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, credit is a hypernym of semester hour; that is, credit is a word with a broader meaning than semester hour:

semester hour: a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester
credit: recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours

Other hypernyms of semester hour include course credit.

semester hour (noun)	credit (noun)
a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester	recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
	used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise
	an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
	approval
	an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work
	a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
	arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
	an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
	money available for a client to borrow

semester hour (verb)	credit (verb)
	have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
	give someone credit for something
	ascribe an achievement to
	enter as credit

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