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reading week

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
read-ing week
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A week during a university's term where no teaching takes place, generally so that students may prepare for tests.

Canadian usage; British usage

noun

A mid-term break.

Canadian usage

noun

A mid-term break.

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reading weeks (plural)

Synonyms

revision week reading break

Questions

What does reading week mean?
A week during a university's term where no teaching takes place, generally so that students may prepare for tests.
Where does reading week come from?
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.

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