study hall

noun

1. (in some schools) a room used solely or chiefly for studying.

2. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of study hall¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

This is a program building step by step, focusing on academics during the day, study halls, then sports in the afternoon.

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The shooting was confined to a study hall with students in mixed grades.

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On Wednesday, many students at the school were hunkered down over laptops in study halls and cafeterias gearing up for the end of the school year and looming finals.

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The singles sat on gray mats in the center of the temple’s study hall, visibly tense because the two dozen reporters crammed in the back were causing a small scene.

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Instead of getting him his own therapist, the social worker pulled him out of study hall when she could — about once a month — for “check-ins,” according to Deneffy.

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