academic session

English Thesaurus

1. the time during which a school holds classes (noun.time)

hypernym	:	term,
definition	:	a limited period of time (noun.time)

hyponym	:	summer school,
definition	:	an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study (noun.time)

hyponym	:	semester,
definition	:	one of two divisions of an academic year (noun.time)

hyponym	:	trimester,
definition	:	one of three divisions of an academic year (noun.time)

hyponym	:	quarter,
definition	:	one of four periods into which the school year is divided (noun.time)

part meronym	:	academic year, school year,
definition	:	the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying (noun.time)