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old school

American  

noun

  1. advocates or supporters of established custom or of conservatism.

    a military man of the old school.
old school British  

noun

  1. a school formerly attended by a person

  2. a group of people favouring traditional ideas or conservative practices

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Other Word Forms

  • old-school adjective

Etymology

Origin of old school

First recorded in 1790–1800

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