tri·mes·ter (tr -m s t r, trms -)n. 1. A period or term of three months. 2. One of three terms into which an academic year is divided in some universities and colleges. [French trimestre, from Latin trim  stris, trimnstris, of three months : tri-, tri- + mnsis, month; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.]tri·mes tral (-trl), tri·mestri·al (-tr-l) adj. |
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