trimester

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a three-month period

any of the three three-month periods that a human pregnancy is divided into:

The second trimester is generally the easiest part of a pregnancy.

any of the three-month periods into which the school or college year is sometimes divided:

Many students arrange internships or work-study placements during the second trimester.

A trimester is any of the three, three-month periods that a human pregnancy is divided into.

A trimester is also any of the three periods into which the school or college year is sometimes divided.