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单词 winterim
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winterimn.adj.

Brit. /ˈwɪnt(ə)rɪm/, U.S. /ˈwɪn(t)ərəm/
Forms: also with capital initial.
Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: winter n.1, interim adv.
Etymology: Blend of winter n.1 and interim adv.
U.S.
A. n.
A short period during the winter of the academic year, part of which is spent by some students on projects away from their school or university.Originally and still predominantly used by some private schools, but now also used at some universities.
ΘΚΠ
society > education > educational administration > [noun] > session or term
half-yearc907
season?a1400
Michael term?1406
term1429
Michaelmas term1439
Easter term1530
Hilary1577
summer term1659
session1714
half1820
semester1826
by-term1883
Trinity term1899
winterim1964
1964 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 9 May 3/4 The Winterim is an integral part of a new academic calendar [at Lakeland College].
1968 Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.) 9 Feb. 9/3 A new way of turning students loose on independent projects is catching on in colleges. It's called the ‘Jan Plan’, ‘interim’, or ‘winterim’.
1985 P. W. On & C. H. Persell in P. W. Cookson & C. H. Persell Preparing for Power iv. 81 Some schools offer a five week ‘Winterim’, during which students and faculty propose and organize a variety of off- and on-campus activities and studies.
2016 Dartmouth (Nexis) 8 Jan. (Sports section) 1 Winterim is a great opportunity for us to focus on our training... The stress of classes is over and we have more time to take care of ourselves.
B. adj. (attributive).
Of, relating to, or occurring during this period.
ΘΚΠ
society > education > educational administration > [adjective] > session or term
terminal1610
winterim1964
sessional1965
1964 Sheboygan (Wisconsin) Press 9 May 3/4 (headline) Lakeland plans series on new Winterim term.
1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 52/2 Winterim session spent skiing.
2016 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 21 Jan. (Sports) 6 Wheaton Academy often chooses a pastoral setting for the team's annual Winterim trip.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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