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Definition of the Kaleyard school noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Kaleyard school

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/ðə ˈkeɪljɑːd skuːl/
 
/ðə ˈkeɪljɑːrd skuːl/
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  1. a group of late 19th century writers who described local town life in Scotland in a romantic way and whose characters speak in dialect (= a form of a language used only in a particular area)
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