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Noun: half-term  hãf turm
Usage: Brit
  1. A short vacation about halfway through a school term
    "he came to visit at half-term"

Derived forms: half-terms

Type of: holiday [Brit], vac [Brit, informal], vacation, vacay [Brit, N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Half-term