bimester
9.1
A period of two months
- noun
- /baɪˈmɛstər/
:
bimestre
- Students receive grades at the end of each bimester.
Examples
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The first bimester starts in January.
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Students receive grades at the end of each bimester.
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The contract renews automatically every bimester unless canceled by either party.
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The course is divided into three bimesters throughout the academic year.
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This bimester is almost over!
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The course is divided into three bimesters throughout the academic year.
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This bimester is almost over!
Surface Forms
Morphology
bimester = semester (semi-transparent) = bi + mester
The numeric prefix 'bi-' (two) is clear, but '-mester' is not a standalone English morpheme and its meaning 'month/period' is recognizable mainly by analogy to 'semester'/'trimester'.
Etymology
Bimester is formed like semester, but with the prefix bi- meaning 'two', as in bicycle. So a bimester is a 'two-month' period.
