midterm break

English

Alternative forms

mid-term break

Etymology

midterm +‎ break. From being a break in schooling during the middle of a term (semester).

Noun

midterm break (plural midterm breaks)

A break (frequently, week-long) in classes taking place somewhere between the end of the first third and start of the last third of a semester (term), this may coincide with a mid-semester examination period (midterms).

Hyponyms

ped week / pedagogical week
spring break
- March break
harvest break

Coordinate terms

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