classroom

noun

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

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At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton said officers responded after receiving reports that people were being shot in one of the classrooms in the university's business school building, Constant Hall. Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026 If Los Angeles’ 33,000 teachers go on strike, 600,000 students would be without classroom instruction. Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026 That’s why Propp suggests trying it in a classroom, where many students can flip sequences of coins simultaneously. Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026 On that day, Reynolds said her son’s neck was injured during an alleged confrontation with a special education classroom assistant at Parker Elementary School in Englewood, leaving him in a cervical neck collar for more than two months. Hope Moses, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 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 18 Mar. 2026.

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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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