noun ( esp. in the US )
ADJECTIVE
▪ first , second
▪
the end of the first-semester course
▪ fall , spring , summer
▪
His fall-semester grades were abysmal.
▪ last , next
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a class I took last ~
▪ following , previous
▪ entire , whole
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I spent an entire ~ studying Chomsky.
VERB + SEMESTER
▪ spend
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I spent a ~ at the University of Madrid.
▪ begin
▪ complete , finish
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students completing all eight ~s of the program
▪
I was finishing my last ~ in college and trying to look for a job.
SEMESTER + VERB
▪ begin , start
▪
The new ~ started on February 3.
▪ end
SEMESTER + NOUN
▪ break
▪
The ~ break had begun.
▪ hour
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The total curriculum is 54 ~ hours.
▪ credit hours , credits
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The course is worth 40 ~ credit hours.