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I believe the answer is:
semesters
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">terms</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(semester is a kind of term)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for semesters that I've seen before include "University half-years." , "Academic half-year courses" , "Academic terms" .)