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anteclassical

adj
/æntɪˈklæsɪk(ə)l/UK

Etymology

From ante- + classical.

  1. derived from classicus — “relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”
  2. borrowed from classique
  3. suffixed as classical — “classic + al”
  4. prefixed as anteclassical — “ante + classical”

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to something from before the classical era.

    • The graffiti contains many anteclassical words of uncertain origin.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA