midterm

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midterm

  • /ˈmɪdˌtɚm/ US

adjective mid-term

  1. not comparable Halfway through a term, or roughly so. The administration is suffering from the usual midterm drop in approval ratings.

noun midterms · mid-term

  1. A midterm school exam (i.e., halfway through the term). I only got a C on the midterm, so I really have to study for the final.

    Similar: midterm examination

  2. A midterm election. The AAPI electorate has become more politically engaged in recent election cycles, and although it is not a voting bloc that has historically shown strong support for Trump, growing skepticism toward him could influence key battlegrounds in the 2026 midterms and beyond.

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Closest in meaning: midterm exam, midterm examination, half-term, subregional, exam, medium-term, intermediate, midpoint, intermedia, halfway, mid, middle, midway, half, test, interim

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adj halfway through a term

Españolparcial, de medio término, de medio ciclo, de medio semestre, de medio periodo, de medio período
한국어중간 junggan
日本語中間 chūkan
中文期中 qīzhōng, 中期 zhōngqī
Françaismi-mandat, mi-session
DeutschMitte der Amtszeit, Mitte der Laufzeit, Mitte des Semesters
Русскийсреднесро́чный srednesróčnyj

noun exam

Españolparcial, examen parcial
日本語中間テスト chūkan tesuto, 中間試験 chūkan shiken
中文期中考試 /期中考试 qīzhōng kǎoshì
Françaispartiel
DeutschZwischenprüfung

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@misc{midterm_2026,
  title = {midterm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/midterm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}