pre-classical

clas·si·cal

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klas-i-kuh l]
- /ˈklæs ɪ kəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klas-i-kuh l]
- /ˈklæs ɪ kəl/

Definitions of pre-classical word

adjective pre-classical of, relating to, or characteristic of Greek and Roman antiquity: classical literature; classical languages. 1
adjective pre-classical conforming to ancient Greek and Roman models in literature or art, or to later systems modeled upon them. 1
adjective pre-classical marked by classicism: classical simplicity. 1
adjective pre-classical Music. of, relating to, or constituting the formally and artistically more sophisticated and enduring types of music, as distinguished from popular and folk music and jazz. Classical music includes symphonies, operas, sonatas, song cycles, and lieder. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to the well-ordered, chiefly homophonic musical style of the latter half of the 18th and the early 19th centuries: Haydn and Mozart are classical composers. 1
adjective pre-classical Architecture. noting or pertaining to the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the religious and public architecture, characterized by the employment of orders. Compare order (def 27b). noting or pertaining to any of several styles of architecture closely imitating the architecture of ancient Greece or Rome; neoclassic. noting or pertaining to architectural details or motifs adapted from ancient Greek or Roman models. (of an architectural design) simple, reposeful, well-proportioned, or symmetrical in a manner suggesting the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome. 1
adjective pre-classical (often initial capital letter) pertaining to or designating the style of fine arts, especially painting and sculpture, developed in Greece during the 5th and 4th centuries b.c., chiefly characterized by balanced composition, the separation of figures from an architectural background, and the naturalistic rendering of anatomical details, spatial movement, and distribution of weight in a figure. Compare archaic (def 4), Hellenistic (def 5). 1

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Origin of pre-classical

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; classic + -al1

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Parts of speech for Pre-classical

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

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pre-classical popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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