adjective
or neo·classical “+
Etymology: ne- + classic or classical
1. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression that is based on or felt to be based on the classical style: as
a. : of or relating to a revival or contemporary adaptation of classical taste or style in art or architecture
not all buildings erected in Rome during the Fascist era were in the severe neoclassical style — Architectural Review
in France meanwhile the classic grandeur of Versailles had given way to the neoclassical delicacy of the Place de la Concorde and the Petit Trianon — Nikolaus Pevsner
b. : of or relating to a revival or adaptation of classical style in literature ; especially : of, relating to, or being the dominant style of English literature of the 18th century
neoclassical poetry, for example, is characterized by the simile, periphrasis, the ornamental epithet, epigram, balance, antithesis — René Wellek & Austin Warren
the most accomplished poet of the neoclassic school itself, however, was Alexander Pope; other members of the school included Addison, Swift, and Dr. Samuel Johnson — D.S.Norton & Peters Rushton
— compare romantic
c. : of or relating to a style of musical composition of the 20th century characterized by the incorporation of the impersonal features and formal restrictions of the classic and earlier periods into a contemporary style
2. : of, relating to, or being the theories or teachings of the postclassical economists especially Alfred Marshall and his followers whose most distinguishing feature is their substitution of marginal utility for the labor theory of value of the classical school