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How to pronounce trimester in English?

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Type Words
Type of time period, period, period of time
Has types first trimester, second trimester, third trimester
Type Words
Type of school term, academic session, session, academic term

Examples of trimester

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The incidence of GBS discordance from the late third trimester to labor was 10%.
From the sciencedaily.com
The clinic usually charges between $525 and $600 for a first-trimester abortion.
From the foxnews.com
I believe in regulating abortion by only preforming them in the first trimester.
From the economist.com
Among them was the music teacher, Samuel Cook, who left in the second trimester.
From the freep.com
Most schools with a trimester system have a first term from April 1 to mid-July.
From the en.wikipedia.org
You can see it in the eyes of third-trimester mothers-to-be in the waiting room.
From the stltoday.com
Western also switched in 2008 to a trimester schedule with three 12-week periods.
From the courier-journal.com
If you're pregnant, traveling in your third trimester is usually not recommended.
From the signonsandiego.com
I'm not sure when Lou's due date is, but he appears to be in his third trimester.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
More examples
  • A period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
  • One of three divisions of an academic year
  • Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, inside the womb of a female. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets. Human pregnancy is the most studied of all mammalian pregnancies. ...
  • A period of three months or about three months; 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
  • A pregnancy is divided into phases, which are about three months each.
  • A typical pregnancy is 9 months long. Pregnancy is divided into three time periods, or trimesters, that are each about three months in duration - the first, second, and third trimesters.
  • A calendar system used by some colleges that is made up of three 10-12 week periods.
  • A few universities in Canada operate on a formal trimester system, with three terms of equal length and admission to any of the three terms.
  • A unit of the academic year. Under the trimester system the nine-month academic year is divided into three 3-month terms.