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noun
In secondary and tertiary education, a period of non-teaching prior to examinations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, informal
Topics: education
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Synonyms: dead week, reading week, revision week
Antonyms: none provided
History
From swot + vac (“vacation”). or acronym of Study Without Teaching Vacation
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
