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new school en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to a new school style, way of thinking, or method.

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most new school Degree=Sup lexicographic
more new school Degree=Cmp lexicographic
new skool alternative lexicographic
newschool alternative lexicographic
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new school en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (also, attributive, idiomatic, informal) A style, way of thinking, or method for accomplishing a task that is typical of the current era, as opposed to former eras.
    • Don't tell me that you understand until you hear the man / The book of the new school rap game / Writers treat me like Coltrane, insane 1988, “Don't Believe the Hype”, in It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, performed by Public Enemy:
    • That means I fly rough early, plus, I know Tae Bo / That means I'm new-school, pop pills and stay in beef 2001, “Girls, Girls, Girls”, in The Blueprint, performed by JAY-Z:

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new-school alternative lexicographic
newschool alternative lexicographic
new skool alternative lexicographic
newskool alternative lexicographic
new schools Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

old school