"reading week" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: reading weeks [plural]
Etymology: From reading + week. From every class period of the school day during the school week being a reading period, where students read their notes and self-revised class material in preparation for assessments. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|reading|week}} reading + week Head templates: {{en-noun}} reading week (plural reading weeks)
  1. (UK, Canada) A week during a university's term where no teaching takes place, generally so that students may prepare for tests. Tags: Canada, UK Synonyms: revision week, reading break
    Sense id: en-reading_week-en-noun-g6RO9NQm Categories (other): British English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 37 36
  2. A mid-term break.
    (Canada) A spring break; often specifically the March break.
    Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-reading_week-en-noun-1Za-Hnw1 Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 37 36
  3. A mid-term break.
    A harvest break.
    Sense id: en-reading_week-en-noun-h-pFTy5N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 37 36

Inflected forms

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