se·mes·ter
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se|mes|ter — «suh MEHS tuhr», noun. 1. a division, often one half, of a school year; term of instruction lasting usually from 15 to 18 weeks. 2. a period or term of six months in German universities, including the vacation periods. ╂[American English <… … Useful english dictionary
tri|mes|ter — «try MEHS tuhr», noun. 1. a period or term of three months. 2. a division (usually one third) of a school year. ╂[< French trimestre, learned borrowing from Latin trimēstris of three months duration < tri three + mēnsis month] … Useful english dictionary
mes — mes·acon·ic; mes·ade·nia; mes·ade·ni·um; mes·ameboid; mes·aortitis; mes·arch; mes·arteritis; mes·ax·o·nia; mes·ax·on·ic; mes·cal; mes·ca·lero; mes·ca·line; mes·calism; mes·ectoderm; mes·encephalic; mes·encephalon; mes·en·chy·mal;… … English syllables
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
tri·mes·ter — /traıˈmɛstɚ/ noun, pl ters [count] 1 : a period of three months; especially : one of three periods into which a woman s pregnancy is often divided development in the first/second/third trimester 2 US : one of three periods into which an academic… … Useful english dictionary
mes|en|ter|on — «mehs EHN tuh ron», noun, plural ter|a « tuhr uh». Embryology. the interior of the primitive intestine (archenteron), bounded by endoderm. ╂[< New Latin mesenteron < Greek mésos middle + énteron enteron] … Useful english dictionary
mes|en|ter|y — «MEHS uhn TEHR ee», noun, plural ter|ies. a membrane that enfolds and supports an internal organ, attaching it to the body wall or to another organ. ╂[< Medieval Latin mesenterium < Greek mesentérion < mésos middle + énteron intestine,… … Useful english dictionary
ter-4, terǝ- : tr̥̄-, trā-, teru- — ter 4, terǝ : tr̥̄ , trā , teru English meaning: to cross, transgress, to stay, etc.. Deutsche Übersetzung: “hinũbergelangen, hindurchdringen; ũberqueren, ũberwinden, ũberholen, hinũberbringen, retten” Material: O.Ind. tárati … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
mes|en|ter|ic — «MEHS uhn TEHR ihk», adjective. of or having to do with a mesentery … Useful english dictionary
mes|en|ter|i|tis — «mehs EHN tuh RY tihs», noun. inflammation of the mesentery … Useful english dictionary
