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anticlassical

adj

Etymology

From anti- + 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 anticlassical — “anti + classical”

Definitions

  1. Opposing or rejecting what is classical.

    • Nothing in the decorative scheme derives from classical architecture — indeed it could be said to be anticlassical, so thoroughly does it bypass traditional design.

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