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MIDTERM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An examination administered in the middle of an academic term
Synonyms:
midterm; midterm exam; midterm examination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("midterm" is a kind of...):
exam; examination; test (a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Middle of an academic term or a political term in office
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("midterm" is a kind of...):
point; point in time (an instant of time)
Holonyms ("midterm" is a part of...):
term (a limited period of time)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The middle of the gestation period
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("midterm" is a kind of...):
point; point in time (an instant of time)
Holonyms ("midterm" is a part of...):
gestation; gestation period (the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans))
