trimester
noun
- a period or term of three months; specif., any of the three three-month periods of a human pregnancy
- in some colleges and universities, any of the three periods into which the academic year is divided
See trimester in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(trī-mĕsˈtər, trīˈmĕsˌ-)
noun- A period or term of three months.
- One of three terms into which an academic year is divided in some universities and colleges.
Related Forms:
- tri·mesˈtral (-trəl), tri·mesˈtri·al (-trē-əl) adjective
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