midterm

🇺🇸 /ˈmɪdtɜːrm/ 🇬🇧 /ˌmɪdˈtɜːm/
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adjective
R

happening in the middle of a time period, like when a government is in power

There will be a midterm election next month.

R

not too long and not too short, just in the middle

We need a midterm solution to this problem.

R

in the middle of the school year

We have a midterm break coming up.

noun
R

the time in the middle of when a government is in power, a school term, or a pregnancy

The president resigned during the midterm.

R

an exam that happens in the middle of a school term

I'm studying for my midterms next week.

translation

adj. happening in the middle of a time period, like when a government is in power; not too long and not too short, just in the middle; in the middle of the school year
n. the time in the middle of when a government is in power, a school term, or a pregnancy; an exam that happens in the middle of a school term

Word Forms

Plural midterms