midterm break

noun

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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Meanings

nounmidterm break (plural midterm breaks)

plural midterm breaks · alternative mid-term break

  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).

Origin

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

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APA

midterm break. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midterm%20break

MLA

“midterm break.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midterm%20break. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midterm break,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midterm%20break.

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