session vs academic term

session and academic term both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
session	Yes	No	No	No
academic term	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, session and academic term are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of session include academic session, school term.

session (noun)	academic term (noun)
a meeting devoted to a particular activity	the time during which a school holds classes
a meeting for execution of a group's functions
a meeting of spiritualists
the time during which a school holds classes