homeroom
Americannoun
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homerooms
plural
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a classroom in which pupils in the same grade or division of a grade meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher, who takes attendance and administers other school business.
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(in an elementary school) the classroom in which pupils in the same grade or division of a grade receive instruction in all subjects except those requiring special facilities.
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the pupils in a particular homeroom.
noun
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a room in a school used by a particular group of students as a base for registration, notices, etc
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a group of students who use the same room as a base in school
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"In late December, we received a message from my daughter's homeroom teacher telling us that WhatsApp no longer worked at all," said one Muscovite, who refused to give her name.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
One morning in my homeroom, the teacher asked what a harvest moon was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The boy was a model student, said Chau, who taught him U.S. history and also was his homeroom teacher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2023
Between two to four weeks after she disappeared from Zoom school, her homeroom advisor and Spanish teacher each wrote to her, asking where she was.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
Zara was waiting for me outside my homeroom.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
“I’m certain that every grade level and most homerooms have experienced a case in the last two weeks,” the principal wrote.
From Washington Post ● May 22, 2022
YouTube, TikTok and Instagram started serving the purposes once provided by homerooms, gyms and recreation centers — places where they could hang out and show off.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
Ferguson also explained that the homerooms were the place for students to get help all yearlong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2015
Judge Robert G. James approved the order that stated the principals of each school would assign students to their homerooms.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2015
While they try to stick it back on the wall, the principal orders us to our homerooms.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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