n.
Pronunciation: ' kla-s ə - ˌ si-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1830
1 a : the principles or style embodied in the literature, art, or architecture of ancient Greece and Rome b : classical scholarship c : a classical idiom or expression
2 : adherence to traditional standards (as of simplicity, restraint, and proportion) that are universally and enduringly valid