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English
Etymology
From trimester + -al.
Adjective
trimestral (not comparable)
- (rare) Of trimesters or the use thereof; quarterly; trimonthly.
The school found that a trimestral system mitigated some of the problems caused by its high student turnover.
Usage notes
- This adjective is disproportionately used by Spanish speakers, who use it to translate Spanish trimestral.
Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾimɛsˈtɾal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Hyphenation: tri‧mes‧tral
Adjective
trimestral m or f (plural trimestrais)
- lasting three months
- occurring at intervals of about three months
Derived terms
Further reading
Piedmontese
Adjective
trimestral
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Portuguese
Etymology
From trimestre + -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: tri‧mes‧tral
Adjective
trimestral m or f (plural trimestrais, not comparable)
- trimonthly; quarterly (occurring at intervals of three months)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “trimestral” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾimesˈtɾal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tri‧mes‧tral
Adjective
trimestral m or f (masculine and feminine plural trimestrales)
- trimestral
Derived terms
Further reading