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Classicism

/klˈæsɪˌsɪzəm/
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(noun) All the classical traditions of the art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, especially the aspects of simplicity, elegance and proportion.

Classicism influenced the artist.
The architecture shows classicism.
CEFR Practice Quiz
____ is a movement that follows the styles of ancient Greece.

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