The difference between Academic year and Trimester
When used as nouns, academic year means the annual period during which a student attends school, college or university, whereas trimester means a period of three months or about three months.
check bellow for the other definitions of Academic year and Trimester
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Academic year as a noun (education):
The annual period during which a student attends school, college or university.
Examples:
"In many countries the academic year starts in September and finishes in August of the next calendar year."
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Trimester as a noun:
A period of three months or about three months.
Examples:
"She is in the second trimester of her first pregnancy."
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Trimester as a 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 .
Examples:
"The school operates on a trimester schedule."