Classicism - Law Dictionary Search Results
knowledgeable
thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something through study or experience as knowledgeable in classical languages Opposite of unversed unacquainted and unfamiliar
Johnsonese
of Dr Samuel Johnson or one formed in imitation of it an inflated stilted or pompous style affecting classical words
Hades
The nether world according to classical mythology the abode of the shades ruled over by Hades or Pluto the invisible world the grave
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Elzevir
Applied to books or editions esp of the Greek New Testament and the classics printed and published by the Elzevir family at Amsterdam Leyden etc from about 1592 to 1680 also applied
Double first
A degree of the first class both in classics and mathematics
Daisy
A genus of low herbs Bellis belonging to the family Compositaelig The common English and classical daisy is Bellis perennis which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays
Cymatium
A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture
Classicalist
One who adheres to what he thinks the classical canons of art
Chaconne
old Spanish dance in moderate three four measure like the Passacaglia which is slower Both are used by classical composers as themes for variations
Cavetto
A concave molding used chiefly in classical architecture See Illust of Column
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