classicization

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noun

The process or result of classicizing.

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Meanings

nounclassicization (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe process or result of classicizing.

    The Grand Pas from “Paquita” (1881) is a bright classicization of Spanish dance style that stops to include a series of solo variations.

    2008 April 3, Alastair Macaulay, “Ballet’s Classical History, the Kirov Edition”, in New York Times

Origin

From classicize + -ation.

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APA

classicization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicization

MLA

“classicization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “classicization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/classicization.

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