Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Old-fashioned or traditional.
- adjective Adhering or conforming to an earlier or original style.
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- adjective Alternative form of
old school . - noun Alternative form of
old school .
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Examples
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And when we say great words, we refer to the old-school Dennis Miller.20.
Why Fantasy Football Matters Erik Barmack 2006
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And when we say great words, we refer to the old-school Dennis Miller.20.
Why Fantasy Football Matters Erik Barmack 2006
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By 2009, he was calling old-school missile defense " as passe as email."
Wired Top Stories Noah Shachtman 2011
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What exactly is this so-called old-school approach to leadership?
Forbes.com: News Forbes Blogs 2011
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After getting the spirit in this old-school way, just like it happens in an all-night Kalahari Bushman dance, you can go to sleep filled with a vibration.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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We are making love with old-school Kalahari vibrations.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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The Bushmen feel its truth, and the old-school parishioners feel its truth.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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He became an old-school Bushman doctor who brought an exhilarating joy and an openly shared, tender healing touch to the n|om dance.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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As different as these two positions sound, to any old-school wisdom keeper they are the same thing—affirmations of false pride.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Cooks of the old-school way know that their love and prayers can be poured into their preparations.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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