after-school
adjective
happening after school, in the afternoon
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noun
a period of time between lessons when students and teachers can eat, rest, or play. The American word is recess
noun
a period of time in which students are taught about a subject in school. The usual American word is class
noun
the time at night when people in a school, camp, prison or other institution must turn off the lights and go to sleep
noun
a period of time at school when children can play outside. The usual American word is recess.
noun
a period between school lessons when students can eat, rest, or play. The British word is break.
noun
a list of the times of lessons or courses at a school, college, or university. The usual American word is schedule.
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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