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Neoclassicist
see synonyms of neoclassicistNoun
1. neoclassicist
an advocate of neoclassicism
Adjective
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Neoclassicist
see synonyms of neoclassicist adjective
designating or of a revival of classic style and form in art, literature, etc., as in England from c. 1660 to c. 1740
: also ˌneoˈclassicalWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Neoclassicist
see synonyms of neoclassicistn.
1. A revival of classical aesthetics and forms, especially:
a. A revival in literature in the late 1600s and 1700s, characterized by a regard for the classical ideals of reason, form, and restraint.
b. A revival in the 1700s and 1800s in architecture and art, especially in the decorative arts, characterized by order, symmetry, and simplicity of style.
c. A movement in music lasting roughly from 1915 to 1940 that sought to avoid subjective emotionalism and to return to the style of the pre-Romantic composers.
2. Any of various intellectual movements that embrace a set of traditional principles regarded as fundamental or authoritative.
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