pseudoclassic

pseudoclassic
pseudoclassicism /sooh'doh klas"euh siz'euhm/, pseudoclassicality, n.
/sooh'doh klas"ik/, adj.
1. falsely or spuriously classic.
2. imitating the classic: the pseudoclassic style of some modern authors.
[1895-1900; PSEUDO- + CLASSIC]

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