trimester
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noun \(ˌ)trī-ˈmes-tər, ˈtrī-ˌ\Definition of TRIMESTER
1
: a period of three or about three months; especially : any of three periods of approximately three months each into which a human pregnancy is divided
2
: one of three terms into which the academic year is sometimes divided
See Examples of TRIMESTER
- development in the first trimester
Origin of TRIMESTER
French trimestre, from Latin trimestris of three months, from tri- + mensis month — more at moon
First Known Use: 1821
Rhymes with TRIMESTER
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noun \(ˈ)trī-ˈmes-tər, ˈtrī-ˌ\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of TRIMESTER
: a period of three or about three months; especially : any of three periods of approximately three months each into which a human pregnancy is divided
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