NEOCLASSICISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does neoclassicism mean? 

• NEOCLASSICISM (noun)
  The noun NEOCLASSICISM has 1 sense:

1. revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation

  Familiarity information: NEOCLASSICISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NEOCLASSICISM (noun)

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Meaning:

Revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("neoclassicism" is a kind of...):

artistic style; idiom (the style of a particular artist or school or movement)

arts; humanistic discipline; humanities; liberal arts (studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills))

Derivation:

neoclassical (characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style)

neoclassicist (an advocate of neoclassicism)

neoclassicistic (relating to or advocating neoclassicism)