study hall
Americannoun
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(in some schools) a room used solely or chiefly for studying.
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a period of time in a school day, set aside for study and doing homework, usually under the supervision of a teacher and in a room designated for this purpose.
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Etymology
Origin of study hall
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Football players in the hybrid program were expected on campus even on the days class wasn’t in session to attend practice and study hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
A rabbi was on his way home from a religious study hall in the heavily-Orthodox Pico-Robertson section of Los Angeles in late April when he said he noticed a van driving slowly behind him.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
“We’d be in study hall in the library at school, and we’d play Wikiracing on the school computers,” Payravi said.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2023
"Whether it's going to mandatory breakfast meetings, going to workouts, going to class, going to study hall, going to meet with advisers, going to do extra work, everything is scripted," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
It was easy to be absent from a study hall Mr. Tuffett guarded.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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