Midterm

/ˈmɪdtɝm/ noun

Definition

An exam or evaluation that takes place in the middle of a school semester or academic term.

Etymology

Compound word from 'mid-' (middle) plus 'term' (a period of time), created in American academic contexts in the early 1900s to describe the exam given halfway through a course.

Kelly Says

Midterms have become so embedded in student culture that the word itself triggers stress responses—and schools have studied how midterm fatigue affects student mental health and learning, making it one of education's most documented anxiety-inducing events.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መካከለኛ ምርጫ
me-ka-kele-n-ya mir-cha
ARالعربية
امتحان نصف
im-ti-haan nafs
BNবাংলা
অর্ধবর্ষীয় পরীক্ষা
ordho-bor-she-ee pari-k-sha
CACatalà
examen mitjà
e-k-za-men mit-ja
CSČeština
pololetní zkouška
po-lo-let-ni z-kou-ska
DADansk
halvårseksamen
halv-aar-seks-a-men
DEDeutsch
Zwischenprüfung
tsvis-en-pryu-fung
ELΕλληνικά
μεσήμερος εξετασμός
me-se-me-ros e-ze-ta-smo-s
ESEspañol
examen parcial
ex-a-men par-thee-al
FAفارسی
آزمون میان ترم
a-zam-oon mi-an term
FISuomi
välivuositut
ve-li-voo-si-tu-ut
FRFrançais
examen semestriel
eks-a-men se-mes-tree-el
GUGU
મધ્યપક્ષીકસ
madhya-pak-she-ek-sa
HAHA
bincike na tsakiya
bin-ci-ke na ts-a-ki-ya
HEעברית
בחינה ביניים
ba-chinah bi-nayim
HIहिन्दी
मध्यकालीन परीक्षा
madhyakalin pareeksha
HUMagyar
félévi vizsgálat
fe-le-vi viz-ga-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
ujian tengah semester
u-jaan ten-gah sem-es-ter
IGIG
ọkwà nọọrọ
o-k-wa no-o-ro
ITItaliano
esame a metà
e-za-meh a met-ah
JA日本語
中間試験
chukan shiken
KKKK
орталық сынау
orta-lyq sy-nau
KMKM
បានប្រឡងក្នុងមួយសម័យ
ba-an pra-long k-nun mu-oy sa-moy
KO한국어
중간 시험
jung-gan si-heom
MRMR
मध्यकालीन परीक्षा
madhyakalin pareeksha
MSBahasa Melayu
peper tengah semester
pe-per ten-gah sem-es-ter
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ်ချိန်ပြိုင်
a-le-l-che-in-py-ro-in
NLNederlands
halfjaarlijkse examen
half-jaars-lee examen
NONorsk
halvårseksamen
halv-aar-seks-a-men
PAPA
ਮੱਧ-ਕാലੀਨ ਪરીક્ષਾ
madh-ka-leen pari-ksha
PLPolski
egzamin połowiowy
eg-zam-in po-lo-wi-owy
PTPortuguês
exame parcial
e-zah-meh par-thee-al
RORomână
examen semestral
e-k-za-men se-mes-tral
RUРусский
семестровой экзамен
se-mes-trov-oy ek-za-men
SVSvenska
halvårsexamen
halv-aar-sex-a-men
SWKiswahili
mtihani wa nusu ya mwaka
m-ti-ha-ni wa nu-su ya m-wa-ka
TAதமிழ்
இடைத்தேர்வு
i-dai-ther-vu
TEతెలుగు
సగటు పరీక్ష
sa-gu-tu pa-ree-ksha
THไทย
การสอบกลางภาค
gaan sobp kalang hap
TLTL
pag-aaral sa gitnang semestre
pa-ga-a-ral sa git-nang sem-es-ter
TRTürkçe
yarım dönem sınavı
yar-im de-rem si-nav-ee
UKУкраїнська
семестровий іспит
se-mes-tro-viy is-pit
URاردو
مध्य ترم کا امتحان
mid-hay term ka im-ti-han
VITiếng Việt
thi giữa kỳ
thi gữa ky
YOYO
ìṣẹ́ ìṣẹ́
ee-sheh ee-sheh
ZH中文
期中考试
qī zhōng kǎoshì
ZUZU
umsebenzi wase-ntsha
oom-se-ben-zi wa-se-ntsha

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