Meanings
nounreading week (plural reading weeks)
plural reading weeks
- CanadaUKA week during a university's term where no teaching takes place, generally so that students may prepare for tests.
- A mid-term break.
- CanadaA spring break; often specifically the March break.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 期末週 /期末周
- 期末週 /期末周 (qīmòzhōu)A week for test preparation during a university's term
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