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dropout I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s) Etymology: drop out 1. : a dropkick in rugby football made from within a defending player's 25-yard line after the ball has crossed a touch-in-goal line or has been touched down 2. a. : one who drops out before achieving his goal (as from school or a program of training) b. : the act or an instance of dropping out 3. a. : a halftone having a dropped-out area; also : a print made from it — called also highlight halftone b. : the dropped-out area of a dropout II. noun 1. : one who drops out of conventional society 2. : a spot on a magnetic tape or disk from which information has disappeared |