trimester

[ trahy-mes-ter, trahy-mes- ]

/ traɪˈmɛs tər, ˈtraɪ mɛs- /

noun

a term or period of three months.

one of the three approximately equal terms into which the year is divided by some colleges, schools, etc.

Origin of trimester

1815–25; <French trimestre<Latin trimē(n)stris of three months, equivalent to tri-tri- + -mē(n)stris (see semester)

OTHER WORDS FROM trimester

tri·mes·tral

[trahy-mes-truhl], /traɪˈmɛs trəl/, tri·mes·tri·al, adjective

Words nearby trimester

Trimble, trim die, trime, trimer, trimerous, trimester, trimetallic, trimeter, trimethadione, trimethoprim, trimethylamine

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Example sentences from the Web for trimester

She was in her second trimester when she and her husband were given a grim prognosis.
Women Share Their Secret Abortion Stories For 1 in 3 Campaign|Brandy Zadrozny|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each of these studies found that exposure to starvation during the first trimester of pregnancy appeared to do the most harm.
How Famines Make Future Generations Fat|Carrie Arnold|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bear in mind that the Mississippi legislature is only in session for 90 days each year—or basically one trimester.
Mississippi, Get Over Your Abortion Fixation|Sally Kohn|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then, at the end of the first trimester, John drops a bombshell: there is not one love-child, but two.
If The Peace Talks Were A Movie|Matthew Kalman|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Still under wraps, although Middleton is now in her second trimester?
Kate Middleton's Pregnancy Forces Switch to Decaf|Tom Sykes|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for trimester

trimester

/ (traɪˈmɛstə) /

noun

a period of three months

(in some US and Canadian universities or schools) any of the three academic sessions

Derived forms of trimester

trimestral or trimestrial, adjective

Word Origin for trimester

C19: from French trimestre, from Latin trimēstris of three months, from tri- + mēnsis month

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Medical definitions for trimester

trimester

[ trī-mĕs′tər, trī′mĕs′- ]

n.

A period of three months.

单词	trimester
释义	trimester [ trahy-mes-ter, trahy-mes- ] / traɪˈmɛs tər, ˈtraɪ mɛs- / noun a term or period of three months. one of the three approximately equal terms into which the year is divided by some colleges, schools, etc. Origin of trimester 1815–25; <French trimestre<Latin trimē(n)stris of three months, equivalent to tri-tri- + -mē(n)stris (see semester) OTHER WORDS FROM trimester tri·mes·tral [trahy-mes-truhl], /traɪˈmɛs trəl/, tri·mes·tri·al, adjective Words nearby trimester Trimble, trim die, trime, trimer, trimerous, trimester, trimetallic, trimeter, trimethadione, trimethoprim, trimethylamine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trimester She was in her second trimester when she and her husband were given a grim prognosis. Women Share Their Secret Abortion Stories For 1 in 3 Campaign\|Brandy Zadrozny\|November 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Each of these studies found that exposure to starvation during the first trimester of pregnancy appeared to do the most harm. How Famines Make Future Generations Fat\|Carrie Arnold\|May 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Bear in mind that the Mississippi legislature is only in session for 90 days each year—or basically one trimester. Mississippi, Get Over Your Abortion Fixation\|Sally Kohn\|April 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Then, at the end of the first trimester, John drops a bombshell: there is not one love-child, but two. If The Peace Talks Were A Movie\|Matthew Kalman\|December 12, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Still under wraps, although Middleton is now in her second trimester? Kate Middleton's Pregnancy Forces Switch to Decaf\|Tom Sykes\|January 21, 2013\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for trimester trimester / (traɪˈmɛstə) / noun a period of three months (in some US and Canadian universities or schools) any of the three academic sessions Derived forms of trimester trimestral or trimestrial, adjective Word Origin for trimester C19: from French trimestre, from Latin trimēstris of three months, from tri- + mēnsis month Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for trimester trimester [ trī-mĕs′tər, trī′mĕs′- ] n. A period of three months. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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