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mid⋅year

[mid-yeer, -yeer for 1; mid-yeer for 2, 3]
–noun
1. the middle of the year.
2. Often, midyears. Informal. an examination at the middle of a school year.
–adjective
3. of, pertaining to, or occurring in midyear: midyear exams.

Origin:
1325–75; ME; see mid-, year
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mid·year   (mĭd'yîr')   
n.  
  1. The middle of the calendar or academic year.

    1. An examination given in the middle of a school year.

    2. midyears A series of such examinations.

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