transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈmes-tər ]
noun
Etymology: German, from Latin semestris half-yearly, from sex six + mensis month — more at six , moon
Date: 1827
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
• se·mes·tral -trəl or se·mes·tri·al -trē-əl adjective