semester hour

/səˌmɛstər aʊər/
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Other forms: semester hours

Definitions of semester hour
  1. noun
    a unit of academic credit; one hour a week for an academic semester
    synonyms: credit hour
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    type of:
    course credit, credit
    recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
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