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trimester
[ trahy-mes-ter, trahy-mes- ]
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.
trimester
/ traɪˈmɛstə /
noun
- a period of three months
- (in some US and Canadian universities or schools) any of the three academic sessions
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Derived Forms
- triˈmestral, adjective
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Other Words From
- tri·mes·tral [trahy-, mes, -tr, uh, l], tri·mestri·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trimester1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trimester1
C19: from French trimestre , from Latin trimēstris of three months, from tri- + mēnsis month
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Example Sentences
She was in her second trimester when she and her husband were given a grim prognosis.
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Physicians there are skilled enough to perform mid-trimester abortions, as well as procedures for women with fetal anomalies.
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As did their fetuses, including those of the four women who were in their last trimester.
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Each of these studies found that exposure to starvation during the first trimester of pregnancy appeared to do the most harm.
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In France, for example, abortion is available in the first trimester but heavily restricted after.
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