classroom A1 Topic:Education & Learning Also spelled class-room US /ˈklæsruːm/ UK /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ See IPA manual Freq #7166 Meanings 1 noun A room in a school where lessons take place. The teacher waited for the students in the classroom. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a room in a school where... schoolroom Word family Forms classrooms Etymology AI details From class + room. Topics Education & Learning External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # classroom **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈklæsruːm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ **Frequency rank:** 7166 ## Meanings 1. A room in a school where lessons take place. ## Examples - The teacher waited for the students in the classroom. ## Etymology From class + room. ## AI Etymology Classroom is from class plus room. The formation is semantically transparent: the parts remain visible, while the compound or affix fixes the grammatical role and narrows the modern meaning. In use as a noun, classroom denotes a room in a school where lessons take place. Typical contexts include “The teacher waited for the students in the classroom”. The meaning stays close to the form: it applies the etymological material to a room in a school where lessons take place, keeping the visible parts legible in ordinary use. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown