# midterm break

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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).

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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