classicalism Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
classicism.
- classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
WordNet
Clas"sic*al*ism noun
Definitions
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A classical idiom, style, or expression; a classicism. -
Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.
