I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: mid (I) + year
1.
a. : the middle or middle portion of a calendar year
the warm weather in midyear
b. : the middle of an academic year
changes of courses at midyear
2.
a. : a midyear examination
b. midyears plural : the set of examinations at midyear or the period of midyear examinations
looking forward with apprehension to the midyears
II. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
1. : occurring in the middle of a civil year
a proposed midyear holiday
2. : occurring in the middle of an academic year
midyear examinations
the midyear vacation