Meaning

2 senses
  1. (UK)A short school holiday in the middle of the term, generally lasting a week.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see half, term.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Half-term can't come soon enough.

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  2. Do you have any plans for half-term?

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  3. When is half-term?

    deWann ist Trimesterpause?

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  4. It's half-term next week.

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Forms

plural: half terms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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