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CLASSICIST

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clas⋅si⋅cist

  [klas-uh-sist]
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–noun
1. an adherent of classicism in literature or art (contrasted with romanticist ).
2. an authority on the classics; a classical scholar.
3. a person who advocates study of the ancient Greek and Roman classics.
Also, clas⋅si⋅cal⋅ist  [klas-i-kuh-list] .

Origin:
1820–30; classic + -ist
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clas·si·cist   (klās'ĭ-sĭst)   
n.  

  1. One versed in the classics; a classical scholar.

  2. An adherent of classicism.

  3. An advocate of the study of ancient Greek and Latin.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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