classroom

noun

class·​room ˈklas-ˌrüm How to pronounce classroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a place where classes meet

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Ayotte added that education success in the state depends on more than just funding, emphasizing the importance of classroom environments. Ray Lewis, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025 In a letter to members sent Wednesday morning, leaders assured the community that the congregation’s Torah scrolls had been rescued from the sanctuary, chapel and classrooms before the fire destroyed the building. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025 But unless instructors step up to the task, their jobs may soon be replaced with digital classrooms where human interaction is not even required. Bill Bergman, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 The Los Angeles Times printed a dramatic photo of him walking up a concrete stairway that used to lead to a classroom building and now towers over nothing but a pile of rubble. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for classroom 

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of classroom was in 1777

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“Classroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classroom. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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classroom

noun
class·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce classroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room in a school or college in which classes meet

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