What does classicizing mean?
Classicizing means present participle and gerund of classicize.
Classicizing
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of classicize.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of classicize
- Adopting a classical style.
Example Sentences
In his classicising Troilus and Criseyde, set with pagan aplomb in ancient Troy, he approvingly quotes the rhetorician Geoffrey of Vinsauf’s New Poetics.
Synonyms for classicizing
Antonyms for classicizing
Related Words
Word Forms
- more classicizing
- most classicizing
Usage Notes
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In his classicising Troilus and Criseyde, set with pagan aplomb in ancient Troy, he approvingly quotes the rhetorician Geoffrey of Vinsauf’s New Poetics.
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