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Classicist

[klas-uh-sist]

noun

an adherent of classicism in literature or art (contrasted with romanticist).

an authority on the classics; a classical scholar.

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

Related forms

an·ti·clas·si·cal·ist, noun, adjective

an·ti·clas·si·cist, noun, adjective

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classicist or classicalist (ˈklæsɪsɪst, ˈklæsɪkəlɪst)

—n
1.	a. a student of ancient Latin and Greek
	b. a person who advocates the study of ancient Latin and Greek
2.	an adherent of classicism in literature or art

classicalist or classicalist

—n

classicistic or classicalist

—*adj*

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