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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clas•si•cism /ˈklæsəˌsɪzəm/USA pronunciation also clas•si•cal•ism/ˈklæsɪkəˌlɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Literature, Fine Artthe principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.
- Literaturethe classical style in literature and art:Classicism kept much emotion out of its art and music.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clas•si•cism (klas′ə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n. - the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.
- adherence to such principles.
- the classical style in literature and art, or adherence to its principles (contrasted with romanticism). Cf. classical (def. 7).
- a Greek or Latin idiom or form, esp. one used in some other language.
- classical scholarship or learning.
Also, clas•si•cal•ism (klas′i kə liz′əm).USA pronunciation clas•si•cis•tic (klas′ə sis′tik),USA pronunciation adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: classicism /ˈklæsɪˌsɪzəm/, classicalism /ˈklæsɪkəˌlɪzəm/ n - a style based on the study of Greek and Roman models, characterized by emotional restraint and regularity of form, associated esp with the 18th century in Europe; the antithesis of romanticism
Compare neoclassicism - knowledge or study of the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
- a Greek or Latin form or expression
- an expression in a modern language, such as English, that is modelled on a Greek or Latin form
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