classicism

classicism
noun Date: 1830 1. a. the principles or style embodied in the literature, art, or architecture of ancient Greece and Rome b. classical scholarship c. a classical idiom or expression 2. adherence to traditional standards (as of simplicity, restraint, and proportion) that are universally and enduringly valid

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