half-term

adjective

Pertaining to the half term school holiday.

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Meanings

adjectivehalf-term (not comparable)
  1. UKnot comparablePertaining to the half term school holiday.

    The Roystones took advantage of the long half-term break and went to Paris.

    1992, John Penn, Mortal Term, Ulverscroft Large Print, →ISBN
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    Before 1974 the children of Lincoln were given an annual day's holiday for the mayor's birthday, but this is now calculated as part of the school Spring half-term holiday, so this seems the best location at which to place it.

    1997, Maureen Sutton, A Lincolnshire Calendar

    The half-term trip to Nethercombe had to be postponed because of her funeral and John felt a new guilt.

    2012, Marcia Willett, The Courtyard, Hachette UK, →ISBN

    The cartoon dog made its debut in half-term week in October, featuring on promotional children's tickets as well as fun children's activities such as colouring sheets and spot the difference.

    2022 November 30, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 971, page 87
nounhalf-term (plural half-terms)

plural half-terms

  1. UKalternativeAlternative form of half term.
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