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schoolday

US/ˈskulˌdeɪ/

schoolday noun: a day during which the public schools are open, usually synonymous with weekday during the school year.

Noun

schoolday (plural schooldays)

  1. A day during which the public schools are open, usually synonymous with weekday during the school year.
    • In modern China, Sunday is not usually a schoolday except around major holidays.
  2. The part of a day when students attend school.
    • I couldn't contact my child during the schoolday because of the school's no-cellphone policy.
    • The schoolday starts at 9:00 am and ends at 3:00 pm.

Forms of schoolday

pluralschooldays
alternative formschool day

Origin of schoolday

From school + day.

Words formed from schoolday

Questions about schoolday

What does schoolday mean?
Schoolday means a day during which the public schools are open, usually synonymous with weekday during the school year.
What part of speech is schoolday?
Schoolday is a noun.
How do you pronounce schoolday?
Schoolday is pronounced /ˈskulˌdeɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of schoolday?
The plural of schoolday is schooldays.

Words near schoolday in the dictionary

  1. schoolcraft
  2. Schoolcraft County
  3. Schoolcrafts
  4. schooldame
  5. schooldames
  6. schoolday
  7. schooldays
  8. schooldesk
  9. schooldesks
  10. schooldom
  11. schoole

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