classroom

classroom
/klas"roohm', -room', klahs"-/, n.
1. a room, as in a school or college, in which classes are held.
2. any place where one learns or gains experience: The sea is the sailor's classroom.
[1865-70, Amer.; CLASS + ROOM]

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