Plural of semester
regular plural
The plural of semester is semesters.
Forms of semester
| Singular | semester /sɪˈmɛstə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | semesters |
| Countable | countable |
Semesters in a sentence
- Three semesters can be fitted into one academic year and thereby facilitate two-year degree programmes.2006, Dorothy Moss, Gender, Space and Time: Women and Higher Education, Lexington, →ISBN, page 158. From the entry semesterisation
- Semesterisation, for those unfamiliar with such matters, is the division of the academic year into two equal periods, called semesters.1997 March 18, John Connolly, “Colleges still trying to do things by halves”, in The Irish Times, Dublin, page 4 (Education & Living). From the entry semesterisation
- Unlike in past semesters when 3- and 4-year-olds were mixed together, the division helps the high-schoolers see the difference one year makes.2025 November 10, Amber South, “Children teach each other at this preschool”, in Public Opinion, volume 157, number 96, Chambersburg, Pa.…. From the entry high-schooler
Meaning of semester
- noun Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester.
- noun A period or term of six months.
Questions about the plural of semester
- What is the plural of semester?
- The plural of semester is semesters.
- Is semester countable?
- Semester is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: semester (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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