Schoolday

//ˈskulˌdeɪ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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."

Example

More examples

"In modern China, Sunday is not usually a schoolday except around major holidays."

Etymology

From school + day.

Related phrases

every day is a schooldaypublic schoolschool year

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