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Definition of new school in English: new school(also new skool) noun ˌnjuː ˈskuːl 1A group of people noted for their advocacy of a new set of methods, views, or attitudes in some field of activity; the methods, etc., of these people. 2Usually in form New School. Chiefly US. A liberal or progressive faction of a party or organization; specifically the section of the Presbyterian Church of the United States which was separated from the rest of that Church between 1838 and 1869 (now historical). 3Also new skool. = nu skool.
OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Blackmore (1654–1729), physician and writer. From new + school. Definition of new school in US English: new school(also new skool) nounˌnjuː ˈskuːl 1A group of people noted for their advocacy of a new set of methods, views, or attitudes in some field of activity; the methods, etc., of these people. 2Usually in form New School. Chiefly US. A liberal or progressive faction of a party or organization; specifically the section of the Presbyterian Church of the United States which was separated from the rest of that Church between 1838 and 1869 (now historical). 3Also new skool. = nu skool.
OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Blackmore (1654–1729), physician and writer. From new + school. |