- classicism as a noun:
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classicism
noun
1 classicism
A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms:
— Classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans.
synonym: classicalism.
Roget 578: elegance, purity, grace, ease; gracefulness, readiness etc. adj.; concinnity†, euphony, numerosity†; Atticism†, classicalism†, ... show more
Dutch: classicisme, neoclassicisme
Polish: klasycyzm
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