NEOCLASSICAL

neoclassic, neoclassical

(adjective) characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

neoclassical (comparative more neoclassical, superlative most neoclassical)

Of pertaining to a style of architecture based on classical models, especially such a style of the 18th century.

Of or relating to various art styles, as in sculpture and ballet, inspired by older classical forms and conventions.

(linguistics) Being a recent construction based on older, classical elements.

(economics) Of or relating to an approach that focuses on the determination of prices, outputs, and income distributions in markets through supply and demand.

Noun

neoclassical (plural neoclassicals)

Clipping of neoclassical economist.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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