classicism
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English
Etymology
Noun
classicism (countable and uncountable, plural classicisms)
- (uncountable) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.
- 2008 June 9, Alastair Macaulay, “In Student Steps and Leaps, a Survey of National Styles”, in The New York Times:
- It catches an American athleticism and energetic team spirit that still seem to smash European notions of ballet classicism, as does its dancers’ selfless manner and their practicelike costumes.
- (uncountable) Classical scholarship.
- (countable) A Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence.
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Translations
classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
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classical scholarship