Trimester
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɹ(a)ɪ.mɛs.tə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trimester is a noun meaning A period of three months or about three months; (financial): quarter.
Meaning
A period of three months or about three months; (financial): quarter.
More Meanings
- One of the terms of an academic year in those learning institutions that divide their teaching in three roughly equal terms, each about three months long. Compare semester.
Example Sentences
The school operates on a trimester schedule.
She is in the second trimester of her first pregnancy.
Word Forms
- trimesters
Synonyms for trimester
Depending on context, synonyms include trisem.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quarterly, quarter, qtr, half, semester, quarters.
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