lukukausi.
term (division of an academic year)
Meaning & usage
term (division of an academic year) semester (term lasting roughly one half of an academic year)
term (division of an academic year) trimester (term lasting roughly one third of an academic year)
Where this word comes from
luku (“reading, study”) + kausi (“period, season”). Coined by Finnish journalist and lecturer Rietrik Polén in 1854.
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