semester
noun
se·mes·ter
sə-ˈme-stər 
1
: either of the two usually 18-week periods of instruction into which an academic year is often divided
2
: a period of six months
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Zheng was enrolled as recently as the spring semester that just ended, university records showed.
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Matthew Cupelli, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
Both brothers were enrolled at USC in the fall 2023 semester for a couple weeks before disenrolling, according to the school.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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Matthew Cupelli, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
Both brothers were enrolled at USC in the fall 2023 semester for a couple weeks before disenrolling, according to the school.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
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semester
noun
se·mes·ter
sə-ˈmes-tər
: either of two terms of about 18 weeks each that make up a school year
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