schooltime
noun
school·time
ˈskül-ˌtīm 
1
: the time for beginning a session of school or during which school is held
2
: the period of life spent in school or in study
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Stephen depicts the women’s schooltime bond in hypnotic flashbacks, and their separation largely through absence itself, with gliding, pensive shots of places—rooms, buildings, streets—where the women have been and may be again but which, onscreen, are vacant.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
September will always remind me of schooltime.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 24 Sep. 2022
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
September will always remind me of schooltime.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 24 Sep. 2022
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“Schooltime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schooltime. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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schooltime
noun
school·time
-ˌtīm
: the time for beginning a session of school or during which school is held
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