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intersession

American  
[in-ter-sesh-uhn] / ˈɪn tərˌsɛʃ ən /

noun

  1. a period between two academic terms.


Etymology

Origin of intersession

First recorded in 1930–35; inter- + session

Example Sentences

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During intersession weeks, students can choose to come to school and work on credit retrieval or take classes in subjects like financial literacy, job skills and music history.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2022

Over the years, the Hopkins intersession has included some of the university’s more offbeat and popular offerings, from the theory and practice of poker to an introduction to stand-up comedy.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

The House had not even sworn-in freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., at the time of Cleaver’s intersession.

From Fox News • Jan. 7, 2019

The period between the end of one session and the beginning of the next is called the intersession recess.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2013

Now, the working of this Spirit of adoption, I conceive to be threefold, beside that of intersession expressed in the verse.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh