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noun
A classical scholar, especially one who studies ancient Greek and Latin language and culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A follower of classicism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an artistic person who adheres to classicism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: romanticist
Broader terms: artist, creative person
noun
a student of ancient Greek and Latin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: classical scholar
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: humanist
Narrower terms: Latinist, Jowett, Benjamin Jowett, Murray, Gilbert Murray, George Gilbert Aime Murphy, Wolf, Friedrich August Wolf
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh1-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin classicuslbor. French classiquebor. English classic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English classicist From classic + -ist.
Across languages
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