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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMidterm break
/ˈmɪd.tɝːm breɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short school or university holiday that occurs in the middle of a term or semester.
"The children are looking forward to their midterm break next week." - 2
A pause or vacation from work or routine activities halfway through an administrative or operational period.
"She planned a short trip to the mountains during the midterm break."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from 'midterm' (derived from 'middle' and 'term' dating back to the late 19th century in educational contexts) and 'break' (from Old English brecan). It developed in the mid-20th century primarily in British, Irish, and Canadian English to denote a scheduled holiday period occurring midway through an academic term.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Midterm break" is said worldwide
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vacances de la Toussaint
Transliteration: va-kans de la too-san
"Les élèves profitent de leur pause de milieu de trimestre."
Ferien in der Mitte des Semesters
Transliteration: fe-ri-en in der mi-te des ze-mes-ters
"Die Studenten machen eine Pause während der Semestermitte."
vacanza di metà trimestre
Transliteration: va-kant-tsa di me-ta tri-mes-tre
"Molte scuole chiudono per la pausa di metà trimestre."
vacaciones de mitad de período
Transliteration: ba-ka-sio-nes de mi-tad de pe-rio-do
"Los estudiantes descansan durante las vacaciones de mitad de período."
recesso de meio de semestre
Transliteration: re-se-so dji me-io dji se-mes-tri
"Aproveitamos o recesso de meio de termo para viajar."
सत्र-मध्य अवकाश
Transliteration: satr-madhya avakash
"छात्र सत्र-मध्य अवकाश के दौरान यात्रा करने की योजना बना रहे हैं।"
期中假
Transliteration: qī zhōng jià
"学生们期待着即将到来的期中假。"
midterm break
Transliteration: mid-teom be-re-ik
Script: 중간고사 방학
"학생들은 midterm break 동안 휴식을 취합니다."
ミッドタームブレイク
Transliteration: middo tāmu bureiku
Script: 中間休暇
"学生たちはミッドタームブレイクに旅行を計画しています。"
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