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homeroom

or home room

[ hohm-room, -roo m ]
/ ˈhoʊmˌrum, -ˌrʊm /
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noun

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.
(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.
the pupils in a particular homeroom.

RELATED WORDS

division, room, grade, study, course, session, seminar, subject, subdivision, form, academy, section, recitation, colloquium, line, seminary

Nearby words

  1. homer,
  2. homer, winslow,
  3. homeric,
  4. homeric laughter,
  5. homeric simile,
  6. homeschool,
  7. homeschooling,
  8. homescreetch,
  9. homeshore,
  10. homeshoring

Origin of homeroom

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; home + room
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British Dictionary definitions for homeroom

homeroom

/ (ˈhəʊmˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /

noun US

a room in a school used by a particular group of students as a base for registration, notices, etc
a group of students who use the same room as a base in school
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Word Origin and History for homeroom

homeroom

n.

in the U.S. schools sense, 1915, from home (n.) + room (n.).

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