Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who quits school.
- noun One who has withdrawn from a given social group or environment.
- noun A segment of magnetic tape on which expected information is absent.
- noun The failure to read a bit of stored information.
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- noun Someone who has left an
educational institution without completing thecourse - noun cycling The
slot in theframe that accepts theaxles of thewheels .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who quits school before graduation
- noun someone who withdraws from a social group or environment
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Examples
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Duncan himself is one of the greatest perpetrators -- although in fairness, he does often substitute the term "dropout factories."
Mike Klonsky: After Nearly a Decade of No Child Left Behind We're approaching 100 Percent 'Failure' Mike Klonsky 2011
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Duncan himself is one of the greatest perpetrators -- although in fairness, he does often substitute the term "dropout factories."
Mike Klonsky: After Nearly a Decade of No Child Left Behind We're approaching 100 Percent 'Failure' Mike Klonsky 2011
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But it could be argued that the dropout is a victim of the up-tight situation and that he drops out in order to regain "touch".
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Pastorek and others spoke to a statewide summit entitled "Louisiana's Promise," which was designed to find new ways to stem what they called a dropout crisis.
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A school dropout from a poor family, Zhu Guofan is not your typical CEO.
In It From Head to Toe Kit Gillet 2010
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A school dropout from a poor family, Zhu Guofan is not your typical CEO.
In It From Head To Toe Kit Gillet 2010
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Being a college dropout from a family that barely made middle class when I was finishing high school, I must strongly disagree with this.
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Reduction in dropout rates: every (100%) student in this country must graduate high school by 2025
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Colin Powell himself calls the dropout rate a "moral catastrophe."
Bob Bowdon: What Can't be Said Today Bob Bowdon 2010
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Colin Powell himself calls the dropout rate a "moral catastrophe."
Bob Bowdon: What Can't be Said Today Bob Bowdon 2010
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