midyear

From mid- + year.

midyear (countable and uncountable, plural midyears)

1. (uncountable) The middle part of a year.
2. (countable) An examination taken in the middle part of an academic year.
   • 1957 March 7, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 6.7, in Pnin, Heinemann, page 155:

     “I thought, Thomas,” remarked Clements, crossing his fat legs, “you were out in Havana interviewing palm-climbing fishermen?” / “Well, I’ll be on my way after midyears,” said Professor Thomas. “Of course, most of the actual field work has been done already by others.”

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