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Schoolyard

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An open area next to a school building for play and outdoor activities.

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n. The grounds around a school.

n. An open field near a school used for recreation by the students.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the yard associated with a school

Word Usage

"Comparing games to movies as if they were antagonists in the schoolyard is as old as the hills -- but if we can't make out where one ends and the other begins, everyone wins."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

yard

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