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10 Language-to-English DictionariesNeoclassicism
/ˌniː.oʊˈklæs.ɪ.zəm/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The revival of a classical style or treatment in art, literature, architecture, or music, typically characterized by restraint, harmony, and proportion.
"The grand courthouse was built in the style of nineteenth-century neoclassicism." - 2
A movement in European arts that drew inspiration from the classical antiquity of Greece and Rome, dominant from the mid-18th to the end of the 19th century.
"Neoclassicism emerged as a reaction against the ornate excesses of the Baroque and Rococo styles."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combining form of the Greek 'neos' (new) combined with 'classicism', stemming from the Latin 'classicus' relating to the highest class of citizens. The term emerged in the mid-18th century during the European Enlightenment to describe the revival of aesthetic values inspired by ancient Greek and Roman art and architecture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Neoclassicism" is said worldwide
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néo-classicisme
Transliteration: /ne.o.kla.si.sism/
"Le néo-classicisme a dominé l'architecture du XVIIIe siècle."
Klassizismus
Transliteration: /ˈklasɪtsɪsmʊs/
"Der Klassizismus prägte das Stadtbild von Berlin."
neoclassicismo
Transliteration: /ne.o.klas.siˈtʃiː.zo.mo/
"Il neoclassicismo rivalutò i canoni dell'arte antica."
neoclasicismo
Transliteration: /ne.o.kla.siˈsi.zmo/
"El neoclasicismo buscaba la belleza a través de la razón y la simetría."
neoclassicismo
Transliteration: /ne.u.klɐ.siˈsi.zmu/
"O neoclassicismo valorizava a ordem e a clareza formal."
नवशास्त्रीयतावाद
Transliteration: navashastriyatawaad
"नवशास्त्रीयतावाद ने प्राचीन यूनानी कला को पुनर्जीवित किया।"
新古典主义
Transliteration: xīn gǔ diǎn zhǔ yì
"新古典主义建筑强调对称和宏伟。"
신고전주의
Transliteration: singojeonjuui
"신고전주의는 18세기 유럽에서 유행했다."
新古典主義
Transliteration: shinkoten-shugi
"新古典主義はギリシャやローマの美術を模範とした。"
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