neoclassical

adjective

neo·clas·si·cal ˌnē-ō-ˈkla-si-kəl

variants or less commonly neoclassic

ˌnē-ō-ˈkla-sik

: of, relating to, or constituting a revival or adaptation of the classical especially in literature, music, art, or architecture

neoclassicism

ˌnē-ō-ˈkla-sə-ˌsi-zəm

noun

neoclassicist

ˌnē-ō-ˈkla-sə-sist

noun or adjective

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Others questioned the relevance of the whales to Milwaukee and criticized the mural for obstructing the view of Milwaukee's eleven-story, neoclassical County Courthouse. —

Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024 The Vow, by Jude Berman In this historical novel, Jude Berman imagines the life of Angelica Kauffman, an actual 18th-century Swiss neoclassical painter. —

Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024 Such features didn’t show up in simple neoclassical models, and Harris’s goal was to move beyond those models. —

John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024 Miami’s second edition in Paris (October 16-20), thirty international exhibitors were situated among the ornate neoclassical halls of the L’Hôtel de Maisons, an 18th-century mansion in the Marais district. —

Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for neoclassical