schoolroom

noun

school·​room ˈskül-ˌrüm How to pronounce schoolroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m

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At one point, Doechii’s preppy aesthetic extended to a schoolroom set that a select number of fans were brought onstage to be part of — and one lucky scholar at a moving desk received a nearly 30-second lap dance. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025 From the cool, dank blue-gray tones of Maria’s basement to the clever signage that adorns the schoolroom walls, the production mechanics work to pull viewers further into this high stakes character study. Holly Jones, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025 Its programs have just crossed the eleven-million mark—a milestone felt in village clinics, schoolrooms, and small businesses across rural India. Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 In lieu of attending classes, Shore used the city as both his laboratory and his schoolroom. Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for schoolroom

Word History

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schoolroom was in 1752

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“Schoolroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolroom. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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schoolroom

noun
school·​room -ˌrüm How to pronounce schoolroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m

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