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1. Preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
   "what was your score on your homework?";
   - prep [informal], preparation
    
2. Preliminary or preparatory work, such as research
   "The speaker had certainly done his homework before delivering the lecture"

Derived forms: homeworks

Type of: school assignment, schoolwork

Part of: didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching

Encyclopedia: Homework