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Kaleyard School

Syllabification: (Kale·yard School)
Pronunciation: /ˈkālˌyärd/

Definition of Kaleyard School
  • a group of late 19th-century fiction writers, including J. M. Barrie, who described local town life in Scotland in a romantic vein and with much use of the vernacular.

Origin:

from Scots kaleyard, literally 'kitchen garden'

Kaleyard School in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Kaleyard School in the British & World English dictionary