homeroom

[hohm-room, -room]

home·room

[hohm-room, -room]
noun
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) the classroom in which pupils in the same grade or division of a grade receive instruction in all subjects except those requiring special facilities.
3.
the pupils in a particular homeroom.
Also, home room.


Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; home + room
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Homeroom is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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homeroom (ˈhəʊmˌruːm, -ˌrʊm)
 
n
1.  a room in a school used by a particular group of students as a base for registration, notices, etc
2.  a group of students who use the same room as a base in school

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