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Homework vs Scholastic - What's the difference?

homework | scholastic |

As nouns the difference between homework and scholastic

is that homework is work that is done at home, especially school exercises set by a teacher while scholastic is (scholastic).

As an adjective scholastic is

(scholastic).

homework

English

(wikipedia homework)

Noun

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  • Work that is done at home, especially school exercises set by a teacher.
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  • Preliminary or preparatory work, such as research.

    • Usage notes

    The term is generally used to refer to primary or secondary school assignments as opposed to college-level coursework.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "homework")

    See also

    * busy work * schoolwork

    scholastic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to school; academic
  • * This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.
  • (philosophy) Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
    • (John Locke)
  • Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

    • Derived terms

    * scholasticism * scholastically

    Related terms

    * scholar * academic