classicism (n)
classicalism (n)

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def a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
examples classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
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Hypernym humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts; artistic style, idiom
Derivationally related form classicism → classicistic; classicism → classicist
Antonym classicism → Romanticism
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Derivationally related form classicistic → classicism; classicist → classicism
Pertainym (pertains to noun) classicistic → classicism
Hyponym artistic style, idiom; humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
Antonym Romanticism → classicism

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