Akademik

half year

noun

Etymology: Middle English

1. : one half of a year (as January to June or July to December)

2. : one of two academic terms : semester

• half-yearly \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adverb (or adjective)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.