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classicist definition

clas·si·cist (-sist)

noun

  1. an advocate of the principles of classicism
  2. a student of or specialist in ancient Greek and Roman literature
  3. one who advocates the teaching of Greek and Latin in the schools

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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