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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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From midterm + break. From being a break in schooling during the middle of a term (semester).
