pseudo-classic

pseu·do·clas·sic

[soo-doh-klas-ik]
adjective
1.
falsely or spuriously classic.
2.
imitating the classic: the pseudoclassic style of some modern authors.

Origin:
1895–1900; pseudo- + classic

pseu·do·clas·si·cism [soo-doh-klas-uh-siz-uhm] , pseu·do·clas·si·cal·i·ty, noun
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