midterm break

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Etymology

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

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).

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