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Definition of midterm adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

midterm

adjective
midterm pronunciation English ˌmɪdˈtɜːm midterm pronunciation American ˌmɪdˈtɜːrm
[only before noun]
 
1 in the middle of the period that a government, a council, etc. is elected formidterm elections2 for or connected with a period of time that is neither long nor short; in the middle of a particular perioda midterm solutionmidterm losses see also long-term, short-term3 in the middle of one of the main periods of the academic yeara midterm examination/break see also half-term