opposed to the classical
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anticlassicalopposed to the classical
ACUSClassical pin to fasten the hair.
neoclassicbelonging to a revival of the classical style
protaticpertaining to a protasis (the introductory part of a classical drama)
hypethral(of a classical building) Having no roof; open to the sky
vulgarizeto translate (a work) from a classical language into the vernacular
antefixalrelating to an antefix, an ornament at the end of a classical building
neoclassicalrelating to neoclassicism, a revival of the classical style in art and architecture
modernismA style or movement in the arts that aims to break with classical and traditional forms
antibarbarusa list of words and sayings to be avoided in the classical usage of a language
antibarbarusesANTIBARBARUS, a list of words and sayings to be avoided in the classical usage of a language
naiadany of the nymphs in classical mythology living in and giving life to lakes, rivers, springs, and fountains
cinquecentoThe 16th century as a period of Italian art, architecture, or literature, with a reversion to classical forms
naiadesany of the nymphs in classical mythology living in and giving life to lakes, rivers, springs, and fountains
ithyphallicin classical verse, of or relating to the usual metre in hymns to Bacchus / a poem in this metre
semitonesThe smallest interval used in classical Western music, equal to a twelfth of an octave or half a tone; a half step
byzant(in Romanesque architecture) any of a number of disklike ornaments, similar in form to the classical patera, used esp. on the faces of archivolts
byzants(in Romanesque architecture) any of a number of disklike ornaments, similar in form to the classical patera, used esp. on the faces of archivolts
bezants(in Romanesque architecture) any of a number of disklike ornaments, similar in form to the classical patera, used esp. on the faces of archivolts
bezant(in Romanesque architecture) any of a number of disklike ornaments, similar in form to the classical patera, used esp. on the faces of archivolts
quantitativeof or pertaining to a metrical system, as that of classical verse, based on the alternation of long and short, rather than accented and unaccented, syllables
quantiseto change the description of (a physical system) from classical to quantum-mechanical, usually resulting in discrete values for observable quantities, as energy or angular momentum
quantizeto change the description of (a physical system) from classical to quantum-mechanical, usually resulting in discrete values for observable quantities, as energy or angular momentum
quintessence(in classical and medieval philosophy) A fifth substance in addition to the four elements, thought to compose the heavenly bodies and to be latent in all things
quintessences(in classical and medieval philosophy) A fifth substance in addition to the four elements, thought to compose the heavenly bodies and to be latent in all things
progressiveRelating to or denoting a style of rock music popular esp. in the 1980s and characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions
digammaletter of the early Greek alphabet that generally fell into disuse in Attic Greek before the classical period and that represented a sound similar to English w
postclassicalOf or relating to a time after the classical period of any language, art, or culture, in particular the classical period of ancient Greek and Latin culture
phoenixes(in classical mythology) A unique bird that lived for five or six centuries in the Arabian desert, after this time burning itself on a funeral pyre and rising from the ashes with renewed youth to live through another cycle
doricnoting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders, developed in Greece and altered by the Romans. The Greek Doric order consists typically of a channeled column without a base, having as a capital a circular echinus supporting a square abacus, abov
koppasa consonantal letter in the Greek alphabet pronounced like kappa (K) with the point of articulation further back in the throat. It became obsolete in classical (Attic) Greek orthography, but was passed on to the Romans who incorporated it into their alphabet as Q
balletsAn artistic dance form performed to music using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful, fluid movements and the use of pointe shoes
ionicsnoting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of th
harpsichordsA keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries
ionicnoting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of th
harpsichordA keyboard instrument with horizontal strings that run perpendicular to the keyboard in a long tapering case and are plucked by points of quill, leather, or plastic operated by depressing the keys. It is used chiefly in European classical music of the 16th to 18th centuries
astrolabesAn instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the development of the sextant. In its basic form (known from classical times), it consists of a disk with the edge marked in degrees and a pivoted pointer