midyear

[ mid-yeer, -yeer for 1; mid-yeer for 2, 3 ]

/ ˈmɪdˈyɪər, -ˌyɪər for 1; ˈmɪdˌyɪər for 2, 3 /

noun

the middle of the year.

Often midyears. Informal. an examination at the middle of a school year.

adjective

of, relating to, or occurring in midyear: midyear exams.

Words nearby midyear

midwesterner, midwife, midwife toad, midwifery, midwinter, midyear, mie scattering, mielie, mielziner, mien, mieres

Origin of midyear

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at mid-, year

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Examples from the Web for mid-year

There would be alumni banquets at mid-year and Commencement, with glad class reunions each year.
T. Haviland Hicks Senior|J. Raymond Elderdice
Not long after the conversation which has just been reported, the mid-year examinations were held.
Deering of Deal|Latta Griswold
Many a Freshman changes his residence about the mid-year, because he has not made a careful selection at first.
The College Freshman's Don't Book|George Fullerton Evans
The beginning on next day of the mid-year examinations served as a partial escape valve for Elsie's feeling of deep humiliation.
Jane Allen: Right Guard|Edith Bancroft

And indeed for the six weeks which separated the end of the season from mid-year examinations, he stuck to a monastic schedule.
Rough-Hewn|Dorothy Canfield

British Dictionary definitions for mid-year

midyear

/ (ˈmɪdˈjɪə) /

noun

the middle of the year
(as modifier)a midyear examination

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midyear

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