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Etymology edit

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.

Noun edit

reading week (plural reading weeks)

  1. (UK, Canada) 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.
    1. (Canada) A spring break; often specifically the March break.
    2. A harvest break.

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