The difference between Semester and Trimester
When used as nouns, semester means half of a school year or academic year such as fall or spring semester, whereas trimester means a period of three months or about three months.
check bellow for the other definitions of Semester and Trimester
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Semester as a noun (US):
Half of a school year or academic year such as fall or spring semester.
Examples:
"I will [[graduate]] at the end of the spring semester."
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Semester as a noun:
A period or term of six months.
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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."