midyear

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

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

the middle of the year.

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

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

Origin of midyear

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at 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

midyear

/ (ˈmɪdˈjɪə) /