neoclassic

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adjective

neoclassical

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveneoclassic (comparative more neoclassic, superlative most neoclassic)

comparative more neoclassic · superlative most neoclassic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Englishclassic
  8. Englishneoclassic

From neo- + classic.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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