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neo-classical

also neoclassical, style of art, architecture, etc., influenced by classical patterns, 1859, especially in reference to 18th century English literature; from neo- + classical. Related: Neo-classicism/neoclassicism.

Usage examples of "neo-classical".

The composers were clearly heavily influenced by Western neo-classical symphonies of the early twenty-second century, but there was something strange about the Tyrtaean symphonies.

Munsey Hall - neo-classical in design, constructed from the local honeyed limestone so characteristic of the Cotswolds - began to rise from the lower pasturelands cleared of sheep.