homeroom
Americannoun
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homerooms
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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
During the truncated school day, counselors were on-site and students met in groups with their homerooms.
From Washington Post ● May 4, 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
So, when Steinfeld had to plunge into the world of homerooms and high school for her new movie, “The Edge of Seventeen,” the familiar disorientation returned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2016
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
At that point, the bell rings, and we all begin to shuffle off to lockers and homerooms.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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