Speakur

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trimester

/ˈt(ʃ)ɹaɪ.mɛs.təɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
trimester
IPA
/ˈt(ʃ)ɹaɪ.mɛs.təɹ/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of three months or about three months; (financial): quarter.

noun

One of the terms of an academic year in those learning institutions that divide their teaching in three roughly equal terms, each about three months long. Compare semester.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *meh₁-, trimestre, trimestris

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt(ʃ)ɹaɪ.mɛs.təɹ/
  • British English: /ˈtɹ(a)ɪ.mɛs.tə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

trimesters (plural)

Derived Forms

midtrimester trimestral

Phrases

fourth trimester

Frequently Paired Words

quarter semester

Synonyms

trisem

Rhymes With

semester investor leicester chester lester esther sylvester tester hester polyester ester jester

Questions

How do you pronounce trimester?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt(ʃ)ɹaɪ.mɛs.təɹ/.
What does trimester mean?
A period of three months or about three months; (financial): quarter.
Where does trimester come from?
It is traced to French.

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