classroom

noun

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

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Bell is seen in the footage walking through the classroom as well, court documents show. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 1 May 2025 In the following years, schools reduced suspensions and adopted alternatives such as restorative practices, which focus on talking through and repairing harm instead of removing students from the classroom. F. Chris Curran, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025 The campus underwent a partial modernization in 2015, several classrooms have been transformed into modern learning studios and new playground equipment was added in 2022. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025 The classroom must move beyond task execution to cultivating human strengths. Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for classroom

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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 5 May. 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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