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Homework   Listen
noun
homework  n.  
1.
Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home).
Synonyms: prep, preparation.
2.
Hence: (fig.) Studies or other preparatory work done prior to some activity; usually used of preparations for activities of significance or consequence for the performer; as, the candidate didn't do her homework well and was outclassed in the debate.
3.
Paid work done at home, especially piecework.





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"Homework" Quotes from Famous Books



... dawned bright and fair. William arose with a distinct sense that something important had happened. Then he thought of the reformation. He saw himself leading a quiet and blameless life, walking sedately to school, working at high pressure in school, doing his homework conscientiously in the evening, being exquisitely polite to his family, his instructors, and the various foolish people who visited his home for the sole purpose (apparently) of making inane remarks to him. He saw all this, and the picture was far from unattractive—in the distance. ...
— More William • Richmal Crompton


Words linked to "Homework" :   pedagogy, instruction, teaching, homework problem, prep, school assignment, didactics


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