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adj
Halfway through a term, or roughly so.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: education
Synonyms: midterm examination
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A midterm election.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
an examination administered in the middle of an academic term
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: midterm examination, midterm exam
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: examination, exam, test
noun
middle of an academic term or a political term in office
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: point, point in time
noun
the middle of the gestation period
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: point, point in time
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- English term English midterm From mid- + term.
Across languages
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
