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anti-classical

adjectivegeneral useuncommon/ɐ̃tiklˈasiku/an·ti·clás·si·co

Definition

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Opposing or rejecting the canons, values, or aesthetics of classicism; deliberately departing from classical norms.

Usage examples

The Romantic artistic movement had, in many aspects, an anti-classical tendency.
His architecture is intentionally anti-classical, breaking with traditional symmetry.

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anti-classical styleanti-classical aesthetic