trimester

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

noun
  1. a term or period of three months.

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

Origin of trimester

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for trimester

trimester

/ (traɪˈmɛstə) /


noun
  1. a period of three months

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

Origin of trimester

1
C19: from French trimestre, from Latin trimēstris of three months, from tri- + mēnsis month

Derived forms of trimester

  • trimestral or trimestrial, adjective

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