trimester
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trimester
- /ˈtɹ(a)ɪ.mɛs.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- /tɹ(a)ɪˈmɛs.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈt(ʃ)ɹaɪ.mɛs.təɹ/ US
- /t(ʃ)ɹaɪˈmɛs.təɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
PIE word
*tréyes
From French trimestre, from Latin trimestris (“of three months”), from trēs (“three”) + mensis (“month”).
noun trimesters
- A period of three months or about three months; (financial): quarter. She is in the second trimester of her first pregnancy.
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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.
The school operates on a trimester schedule.
Similar: trisem
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: quarterly, quarter, qtr, half, semester, quarters, term, amniocentesis, trimestre, period, phase, interval, season, block, segment, stage
Translations
Talk about this word "trimester." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trimester. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trimester. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trimester "trimester." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trimester.Cite this
@misc{trimester_2026,
title = {trimester},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trimester},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
