half termn.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːf ˈtəːm/, U.S.

/ˌhæf ˈtərm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., term n.

Etymology: < half adj. + term n.

1. The midpoint in the duration of a normal pregnancy. Cf. full term n. 1.

ΘΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > [noun] > period of

timeOE

reckoning1575

full term1607

trimester1821

1694 J. MacMath Expert Mid-wife i. ii. 63 Some [women]..Vomit still, even when over half Term.

1866 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. June 169 [The author] gives a case of prolapse of the impregnated womb at half term, which he replaced, and kept up by a pessary.

1952 Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynæcol. Brit. Empire 59 879/2 Should pregnancy have advanced beyond half term prolonged hospitalization is strongly advocated.

2005 Guardian (Nexis) 19 May 4 A team at Temple University..has developed breathable fluids that allow sheep delivered at half term to survive outside their mothers.

2. British. In schools and other educational institutions: a period equal to half a term during which teaching of students is scheduled; the halfway point in a term; (now typically) a short holiday taken at approximately the halfway point of a school term.Recorded earliest as a modifier (cf. Compounds).

ΘΠ

society > education > educational administration > [noun] > session or term > holidays

vacationc1456

school vacation1718

summer holiday1746

school holiday1777

1810 Crit. Rev. Mar. 225 The object for instance, in a college, during the short half term residence of its fluctuating members, is to inspire with the sublimity of Æschylus, the sweetness of Euripides..the minds of the pupils.

1847 Lancet 2 Oct. 356/1 Entire term, £5; first half term, £3; second half term, £3.

1888 Boy's Own Paper Summer No. 16/2 At half-term it was Hoskyn's custom to write letters to all the parents with reports of their sons' progress.

1944 L. A. G. Strong All fall Down 55 It's half term, as even you must have realised.

1982 N. Marsh Light Thickens (2002) vi. 151 The boys came home for half-term.

2012 Digital Parenting (Vodafone) Issue 2. 96/2 We went to Wales for a week at half term to revise.

Compounds

British. General use as a modifier (in sense 2), esp. in half-term break, half-term holiday.

1876 Western Times (Exeter) 10 June 1/3 Boys can enter at half-term fees on and after Friday, June 16.

1930 Nottingham Evening Post 5 Mar. 1/3 Why the school may have no half term break.

1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear (1963) ii. ii. 132 As though the cricket match were a frost, nobody had come to the half-term holiday.

2022 Ipswich Star (Nexis) 24 Feb. 5 (headline) Free children's meals at seaside restaurant for half-term break.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	half term
释义	half termn. Brit. /ˌhɑːf ˈtəːm/, U.S. /ˌhæf ˈtərm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: half adj., term n. Etymology: < half adj. + term n. 1. The midpoint in the duration of a normal pregnancy. Cf. full term n. 1. ΘΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > [noun] > period of timeOE reckoning1575 full term1607 trimester1821 1694 J. MacMath Expert Mid-wife i. ii. 63 Some [women]..Vomit still, even when over half Term. 1866 N.Y. Med. Jrnl. June 169 [The author] gives a case of prolapse of the impregnated womb at half term, which he replaced, and kept up by a pessary. 1952 Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynæcol. Brit. Empire 59 879/2 Should pregnancy have advanced beyond half term prolonged hospitalization is strongly advocated. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 19 May 4 A team at Temple University..has developed breathable fluids that allow sheep delivered at half term to survive outside their mothers. 2. British. In schools and other educational institutions: a period equal to half a term during which teaching of students is scheduled; the halfway point in a term; (now typically) a short holiday taken at approximately the halfway point of a school term.Recorded earliest as a modifier (cf. Compounds). ΘΠ society > education > educational administration > [noun] > session or term > holidays vacationc1456 school vacation1718 summer holiday1746 school holiday1777 1810 Crit. Rev. Mar. 225 The object for instance, in a college, during the short half term residence of its fluctuating members, is to inspire with the sublimity of Æschylus, the sweetness of Euripides..the minds of the pupils. 1847 Lancet 2 Oct. 356/1 Entire term, £5; first half term, £3; second half term, £3. 1888 Boy's Own Paper Summer No. 16/2 At half-term it was Hoskyn's custom to write letters to all the parents with reports of their sons' progress. 1944 L. A. G. Strong All fall Down 55 It's half term, as even you must have realised. 1982 N. Marsh Light Thickens (2002) vi. 151 The boys came home for half-term. 2012 Digital Parenting (Vodafone) Issue 2. 96/2 We went to Wales for a week at half term to revise. Compounds British. General use as a modifier (in sense 2), esp. in half-term break, half-term holiday. Π 1810 Crit. Rev. Mar. 225 The object for instance, in a college, during the short half term residence of its fluctuating members, is to inspire with the sublimity of Æschylus, the sweetness of Euripides..the minds of the pupils. 1876 Western Times (Exeter) 10 June 1/3 Boys can enter at half-term fees on and after Friday, June 16. 1930 Nottingham Evening Post 5 Mar. 1/3 Why the school may have no half term break. 1943 G. Greene Ministry of Fear (1963) ii. ii. 132 As though the cricket match were a frost, nobody had come to the half-term holiday. 2022 Ipswich Star (Nexis) 24 Feb. 5 (headline) Free children's meals at seaside restaurant for half-term break. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1694
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