midterm
adjective/ˌmɪdˈtɜːm/
/ˈmɪdtɜːrm/
[only before noun]- in the middle of the period that a government, a council, etc. is elected for
- midterm elections
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- for or connected with a period of time that is neither long nor short; in the middle of a particular period
- a midterm solution
- midterm losses
- in the middle of one of the main periods of the academic year
- a midterm examination/break
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