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classicism

[klas-uh-siz-uhm] / ˈklæs əˌsɪz əm /


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Greco-Roman classicism traveled east and influenced the depiction of Buddhist subjects.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

But even a mega-firm that typically builds in a futuristic style can form a partnership with a design architect who’s an expert in classicism.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

Later in Lucerne, he took master classes with Edwin Fischer, the musician credited by Brendel with having the most enduring influence on him, and teaching him to play passionately within the bounds of classicism.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2025

So, there is a classicism aspect to it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2024

More nuanced and more revealing is Wills’s other remark—that “Everett’s classicism was as much the forerunner of Lincoln’s talk as its foil or contrast.”

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith



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