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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
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Example Sentences
She kept her pregnancy secret until her final trimester, publicly revealing her gorgeous bump while performing alongside the Migos at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards in July.
The live components include weekly small pods, led mostly by clinicians, going into specific issues and concerns that mothers might be facing, such as postpartum care or trimester tips.
She was in her second trimester when she and her husband were given a grim prognosis.
Physicians there are skilled enough to perform mid-trimester abortions, as well as procedures for women with fetal anomalies.
As did their fetuses, including those of the four women who were in their last trimester.
Each of these studies found that exposure to starvation during the first trimester of pregnancy appeared to do the most harm.
In France, for example, abortion is available in the first trimester but heavily restricted after.
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