noun
Meaning 1
classicism
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
classicalism
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noun
Meaning 2
a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: classicism
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: artistic style, idiom, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
History
Etymology
From classical + -ism.