Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anticlassical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-ti-clas-si-cal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opposing or rejecting what is classical.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From anti- + classical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anti

Inflected Forms

more anticlassical (comparative) most anticlassical (superlative)

Questions

What does anticlassical mean?: Opposing or rejecting what is classical.
Where does anticlassical come from?: From anti- + classical.

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