Trimester

Pronunciation: /ˈtraɪˌmɛstər/

Definitions of trimester

noun a period of three months, especially as a division of the duration of pregnancy

Example Sentences

A1 A trimester is a period of three months.

A2 During the first trimester of pregnancy, many women experience morning sickness.

B1 The academic year is divided into three trimesters at this university.

B2 The second trimester of a project is often the most challenging as deadlines approach.

C1 The company's financial report for the third trimester exceeded expectations.

C2 The school board is considering changing to a trimester system to improve student performance.

Examples of trimester in a Sentence

formal The first trimester of pregnancy is crucial for fetal development.

informal My sister just entered her second trimester and she's feeling much better now.

slang I can't wait to be done with this trimester, it's been dragging on forever.

figurative The first trimester of the project was full of challenges, but we pushed through and made progress.

Grammatical Forms of trimester

• plural: trimesters
• present tense: trimester
• future tense: will trimester
• perfect tense: have trimestered
• continuous tense: is trimestering
• singular: trimester
• positive degree: more trimester
• infinitive: to trimester
• gerund: trimestering
• participle: trimestered

Origin and Evolution of trimester

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'trimester' originates from the Latin word 'trimestris', which is a combination of 'tri-' meaning three and 'mēnsis' meaning month.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to a period of three months or one-third of a year, the term 'trimester' is now commonly used in the context of pregnancy to refer to each of the three three-month periods into which a human pregnancy is divided.