"midterm break" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: midterm breaks [plural]
Etymology: From midterm + break. From being a break in schooling during the middle of a term (semester). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|midterm|break}} midterm + break Head templates: {{en-noun}} midterm break (plural midterm breaks)
  1. 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). Synonyms: mid-term break Hyponyms: ped week, pedagogical week, harvest break Hyponyms (spring break): March break Coordinate_terms: reading week, revision week
    Sense id: en-midterm_break-en-noun-Qdg2qR0c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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