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trimester

tri·mes·ter

UK/ˈtɹ(a)ɪ.mɛs.tə(ɹ)/ US/tɹ(a)ɪˈmɛs.tə(ɹ)/ uncommon

noun

1.

a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided

2.

one of three divisions of an academic year

Origin

PIE word *tréyes From French trimestre, from Latin trimestris (“of three months”), from trēs (“three”) + mensis (“month”).

Phrases

  • fourth trimester

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