classicism
Noun
All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.
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It catches an American athleticism and energetic team spirit that still seem to smash European notions of ballet classicism, as does its dancers’ selfless manner and their practicelike costumes.
Classical scholarship.
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A Latin or Ancient Greek expression used in an English sentence.
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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
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classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
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classicisms