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Noun: classicist  kla-si-sist
  1. A student of ancient Greek and Latin
    "The classicist translated obscure texts from antiquity";
    - classical scholar
     
  2. An artistic person who adheres to classicism
    "The classicist painter drew inspiration from ancient Greek and Roman art"

Derived forms: classicists

Type of: artist, creative person, humanist

Antonym: romantic

Encyclopedia: Classicist