English Explanatory Dictionary

reading week

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A week during a university's term where no teaching takes place, generally so that students may prepare for tests.
  2. A mid-term break.
  3. A spring break; often specifically the March break.
  4. A harvest break.

Word forms

reading week reading weeks

Etymology

From reading + week. From every class period of the school day during the school week being a reading period, where students read their notes and self-revised class material in preparation for assessments.

Synonyms

revision week reading break
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