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- [nee-oh-klas-ik]
- /ˌni oʊˈklæs ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nee-oh-klas-ik]
- /ˌni oʊˈklæs ɪk/
Definitions of neoclassicists word
- adjective neoclassicists (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture. 1
- adjective neoclassicists (usually initial capital letter) Fine Arts. of, relating to, or designating a style of painting and sculpture developed principally from the mid-18th through the mid-19th centuries, characterized chiefly by an iconography derived from classical antiquity, a hierarchical conception of subject matter, severity of composition and, especially in painting, by an oblique lighting of forms in the early phase and a strict linear quality in the later phase of the style. 1
- adjective neoclassicists Architecture. of, relating to, or designating neoclassicism. 1
- adjective neoclassicists (sometimes initial capital letter) Literature. of, relating to, or designating a style of poetry or prose, developed chiefly in the 17th and 18th centuries, rigidly adhering to canons of form that were derived mainly from classical antiquity, that were exemplified by decorum of style or diction, the three unities, etc., and that emphasized an impersonal expression of universal truths as shown in human actions, representing them principally in satiric and didactic modes. 1
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Origin of neoclassicists
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; neo- + classic
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Parts of speech for Neoclassicists
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neoclassicists popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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