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   trimester

   /trʌɪˈmɛstə/

   noun

   • 1. a period of three months, especially as a division of the duration of pregnancy.
   • ▪ each of the three terms in an academic year.

   Word Origin early 19th century: from French trimestre, from Latin trimestris, from tri- ‘three’ + mensis ‘month’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. trimestral adjective
   • 2. trimestrial adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • M

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

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