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noun
A class period, usually in boarding school or high school, where students are afforded the time for independent study and homework assignments, as part of the curriculum or after hours, the last notably as a punishment called detention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The classroom or other school hall used for such a purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a classroom reserved for study
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: classroom, schoolroom
noun
a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
History
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Across languages
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