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home·work
/
ˈhoʊmˌwɜrk
/
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hohm
-wurk
]
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noun
1.
schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (
distinguished from classwork
).
2.
paid
work
done at
home
,
as piecework.
3.
thorough preparatory study of a subject:
to do one's homework for the next committee meeting.
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Origin:
1675–85;
home
+
work
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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World English Dictionary
homework
(ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk)
—
n
1.
school work done out of lessons, esp at home
2.
any preparatory study
3.
work done at home for pay
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
homework
1683, "work done at home," as opposed to work done in the shop or factory; in sense of "lessons studied at home," it is attested from 1889.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases
homework
see
do one's homework
.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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