Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A room or place especially in a school in which classes are conducted.

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  • noun A room, often in a school, where classes take place

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  • noun a room in a school where lessons take place

Etymologies

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class +‎ room

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Examples

  • I find that I have to constantly be in touch with their teachers, make sure the teachers know that I care, that I am supportive in any way that I can, but the overwhelming number of students in the classroom is a concern of mine.

    An Education in Mexico 2009

  • I find that I have to constantly be in touch with their teachers, make sure the teachers know that I care, that I am supportive in any way that I can, but the overwhelming number of students in the classroom is a concern of mine.

    An Education in Mexico 2009

  • I find that I have to constantly be in touch with their teachers, make sure the teachers know that I care, that I am supportive in any way that I can, but the overwhelming number of students in the classroom is a concern of mine.

    An Education in Mexico 2009

  • I find that I have to constantly be in touch with their teachers, make sure the teachers know that I care, that I am supportive in any way that I can, but the overwhelming number of students in the classroom is a concern of mine.

    An Education in Mexico 2009

  • I find that I have to constantly be in touch with their teachers, make sure the teachers know that I care, that I am supportive in any way that I can, but the overwhelming number of students in the classroom is a concern of mine.

    An Education in Mexico 2009

  • I find that I have to constantly be in touch with their teachers, make sure the teachers know that I care, that I am supportive in any way that I can, but the overwhelming number of students in the classroom is a concern of mine.

    An Education in Mexico 2009

  • To short circuit the argument that a classroom is a good place for such discussions, I agree.

    Discourse.net: Australian View of John Yoo's Class at Berkeley 2009

  • The benefit from a higher proportion of girls in the classroom is also due to lower fatigue and burnout among teachers, which probably affects their productivity.

    Back to School Edition, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • I hope you will come to believe that what's happening in the classroom is at least as much about learning to think like a lawyer - to work with legal concepts, to learn which kinds of facts, ideas, policies matter, and how to put them to work for you - as it is about whatever legal subject we're working on Torts.

    Discourse.net: A Note for my 1L Torts Class 2009

  • I find that I have to constantly be in touch with their teachers, make sure the teachers know that I care, that I am supportive in any way that I can, but the overwhelming number of students in the classroom is a concern of mine.

    An Education in Mexico 2009

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