classicism

Questions

How do you pronounce classicism?

The recorded pronunciation is /klˈæsɪsˌɪzəm/.

What does classicism mean?

All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.

Where does classicism come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der. Proto-Italic *klāssis Latin classis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin classicuslbor. French classiquebor. English classic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English classicism From classic + -ism.

How to pronounce classicism

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