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half term

n
(Education) education
a. a short holiday midway through an academic term
b. (as modifier): a half-term holiday.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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half term

n (Brit) (Scol) → vacanza a or di metà trimestre
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