trimester
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tri·mes·ter
(trī-mĕs'tər, trī'mĕs'-) 
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n.
- A period or term of three months.
- One of three terms into which an academic year is divided in some universities and colleges.
[French trimestre, from Latin trimēstris, trimēnstris, of three months : tri-, tri- + mēnsis, month.]
trimestral tri·mes'tral (-trəl) or tri·mes'tri·al (-trē-əl) adj.Oxford Dictionary of Units & Measures:
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trimester
[Etymology: tri + Lat: ‘month’] time Any three-month period, usually a subdivision of a greater period that is a multiple of such, particularly the successive parts of the nine-month period of human gestation. Used erroneously for any period that is a third of some year, e.g. with a year-round school scheme having three four-month terms.
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trimester
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One of the three periods of approximately 3 months each into which pregnancy is divided.
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categories related to 'trimester'
- Pregnancy and Birth - trimester: one of three three-month periods during pregnancy
- Colleges and Universities - trimester: segment of academic year divided into three quarters or semesters, usu. September to December, January to March, and April to June
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Trimester
Dansk (Danish)
n. - tremånedersperiode
Nederlands (Dutch)
(school)trimester, trimester
Français (French)
n. - trimestre
Deutsch (German)
n. - Trimester
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τρίμηνο, τριμηνία
Português (Portuguese)
n. - trimestre (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - trimestre
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tremånadersperiod (spec. under graviditet)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
三个月, 学期
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 三個月, 學期
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 3개월 간, (3학기 제의) 1학기
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) فترة ثلاثه أشهر, ألفصل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שליש שנת-לימודים באוניברסיטה, שליש תקופת הריון, רבע שנה, טרימסטר
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