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schooltime

schooltime

1.4
The years when someone goes to school
  • noun
  • /ˈskuːlˌtaɪm/
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  • My favorite schooltime memories are from high school.

Examples

  • He often reminisces about his schooltime adventures and the teachers he admired.

  • During my schooltime, I made many lifelong friends.

  • The foundation for her career was built during schooltime.

  • During schooltime, I learned a lot about history.

  • During schooltime, many students focus on their studies and homework.

  • She often reminisces about the friendships made during her schooltime.

  • Every day at schooltime, the bell rings signifying the start of lessons.

Synonyms

schooldays
vsschooltime
2.1

The time in your life when you go to school that you often remember later

refers to the period someone is attending classes rather than remembered past

Antonyms

adulthood
61 3.1

The time in life when a person is fully grown and has more responsibilities

professional life
32 2.8

The time a person spends working in a job or career

Surface Forms

schooltime singular
schooltimes plural

Morphology

schooltime = school + time (transparent) = school + time

The compound denotes the period in life spent attending school, a direct and inferable extension of 'school' + 'time'.

Etymology

Schooltime can also mean the years of your life when you attend school, because it combines school (a place or time for learning) with time. So schooltime is both the hours in a day for lessons and, by extension, the period of life spent at school.