Learn English – a word that means “a span of six months”

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Is there a word that means "a span of six months"? That is, I want to connote a stretch of time that lasts half a year, not an event that happens every six months.

Best Answer

half year noun

1: one half of a year (as January to June or July to December)
2: one of two academic terms : semester

half–yearly adverb or adjective
Origin of half year: ME

See also:
'Half-year convention' is a principle of United States taxation law.