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home·work  (hmwûrk)
n.
1. Work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home.
2. Preparatory or preliminary work: did their homework before coming to the meeting.
homework
Noun
1. school work done at home
2. research or preparation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.homeworkhomework - preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
prep, preparation
school assignment, schoolwork - a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
Translations
Spanish homework [ˈhəumwəːk] n → deberes mpl
French homework [ˈhəumwəːk] home n → devoirs mpl
German homework [ˈhəumwəːk] home n → Hausaufgaben pl
Italian homework [ˈhəumwəːk] n → compiti mpl (per casa)
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