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pseudoclassicism

noun

Etymology

From pseudo- + classicism.

  1. derived from classicus — “relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”
  2. borrowed from classique
  3. formed as classicism — “classic + -ism”
  4. prefixed as pseudoclassicism — “pseudo + classicism”

Definitions

  1. false or affected classicism

The neighborhood

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