classroom

noun

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

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Poison indoctrinates our youth in the classroom and is reinforced by the divisive rhetoric constantly spewed forth in so much of the media. Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 The model is expensive but these students are sitting in classrooms of 28-32 students and the outcome and price is paid when the student drops out of school, earns lower wages or ends up incarcerated. Laura Cassidy, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Tilton has used Werewolf in the classroom to teach small-group communication. Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025 At the time, applicants were required to take four to six hours of classroom instruction on firearm safety and laws. Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 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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