Meanings
nounclassicalism (countable and uncountable, plural classicalisms)
plural classicalisms
- countableuncountableclassicism
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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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APA
classicalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicalism
MLA
“classicalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicalism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classicalism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicalism.
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