homeroom

homeroom
homeroom in the U.S. schools sense, 1915, from HOME (Cf. home) + ROOM (Cf. room).

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  • homeroom — ☆ homeroom [hōm′ro͞om΄ ] n. 1. the room where a class in school meets every day to be checked for attendance, receive school bulletins, etc. 2. the students in a specific homeroom: Also home room …   English World dictionary

  • Homeroom — Home Room redirects here. For the 2002 film, see Home Room (film). Homeroom or advisory is a term used in schools across United States. It generally refers to the classroom session in which a teacher records attendance and makes announcements. It …   Wikipedia

  • homeroom — /hohm roohm , room /, n. 1. 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. 2. (in an elementary school)… …   Universalium

  • homeroom — noun Homeroom is used before these nouns: ↑teacher …   Collocations dictionary

  • homeroom — noun Date: 1915 a classroom where pupils report especially at the beginning of each school day …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • homeroom — noun a) A classroom where school pupils of the same age gather for registration; a form room (UK). b) The collection of pupils who gather in such a room; a form (UK) or tutor group (UK). Syn: group base …   Wiktionary

  • homeroom — n. classroom where students assemble at the beginning of the school day …   English contemporary dictionary

  • homeroom — noun N. Amer. a classroom in which a group of students assembles daily with the same teacher before dispersing to other classes …   English new terms dictionary

  • homeroom — home′room′ or home′ room n. edu a classroom in which a group of pupils in the same grade meet at the beginning of the day • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • homeroom — noun a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business • Syn: ↑home room • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

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