homeroom

noun

home·​room ˈhōm-ˌrüm How to pronounce homeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a classroom where pupils report especially at the beginning of each school day

Examples of homeroom in a Sentence

They were assigned to different homerooms. He was late for homeroom.
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Growing homeroom sizes was a topic of concern for board members after a review of the county’s staffing analysis and class size report. Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024 On September 30, the boy was called into a meeting with the director and his homeroom teacher to discuss the emails, but the court documents claim the boy was not shown the specific emails. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 24 Oct. 2024 Well, perhaps that’s because Fatu has entered the game hitting nothing but homerooms, breathing new life into an already legendary angle. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 Schools do their best to schedule pull-out programs to coincide with the homeroom classes, for example, a student goes out for reading help during the classroom reading time, or gifted math during math time. Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for homeroom 

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of homeroom was in 1884

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“Homeroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeroom. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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homeroom

noun
home·​room ˈhōm-ˌrüm How to pronounce homeroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a classroom where pupils report usually at the beginning of each school day
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