The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SEMESTER
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More clues leading to the result SEMESTER
- Second church festival engages me for a study period
- Term of high esteem Spanish dude embraces
- Term of endearment ultimately seems false to the queen
- Sees term restructured to become half-year course of study
- Term for odd steamy compound
- Sees term out – this one?
- Term sees alternative terminology across the pond …
- Abuse me sternly employing academic term
- See terms organised for part of the school year
- Sees term changed for an academic term
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The straight part
We know that "half-year course of study" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case half-year course of study = semester.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does SEMESTER mean?
SEMESTER noun- Half of a school year or academic year such as fall or spring semester.
- A period or term of six months.