Word Meanings - CLASSICALISM - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. A classical idiom, style, or expression; a classicism. 2. Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.
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- ASSUMABLE
That may be assumed. - CLASSICISM
A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism. C. Kingsley. - STYLET
A small poniard; a stiletto. An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape - ASSUMEDLY
By assumption. - IDIOMORPHOUS
Apperaing in distinct crystals; -- said of the mineral constituents of a rock. (more info) 1. Having a form of its own. - ASSUMER
One who assumes, arrogates, pretends, or supposes. W. D. Whitney. - ASSUMPTIVE
Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- As*sump"tive*ly, adv. Assumptive arms , originally, arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without - IDIOM
1. The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language. Idiom may be employed loosely and figuratively as a synonym of language or dialect, but in its proper sense it signifies the totality of the general - ASSUMABLY
By way of assumption. - IDIOMORPHIC
Idiomorphous. - SUPPOSURE
Supposition; hypothesis; conjecture. Hudibras. - ASSUMED
1. Supposed. 2. Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed character. - SUPPOSABLE
Capable of being supposed, or imagined to exist; as, that is not a supposable case. -- Sup*pos"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*pos"a*bly, adv. - CLASSICALITY; CLASSICALNESS
The quality of being classical. - ASSUMING
Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous. Burke. - CANONSHIP
Of pertaining to Canopus in egypt; as, the Canopic vases, used in embalming. - EXPRESSIONAL
Of, or relating to, expression; phraseological; also, vividly representing or suggesting an idea sentiment. Fized. Hall. Ruskin. - SUPPOSITITIOUS
1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing. Bacon. 2. Suppositional; hypothetical. Woodward. -- Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ly, - EXPRESSIONLESS
Destitute of expression. - IDIOMUSCULAR
Applied to a semipermanent contraction of a muscle, produced by a mechanical irritant. - ARAEOSTYLE
See INTERCOLUMNIATION - CYCLOSTYLE
A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred - NON ASSUMPSIT
The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit. - SARGASSUM
A genus of algæ including the gulf weed. - SURSTYLE
To surname. - AMPHIPROSTYLE
Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. -- n. - INSTYLE
To style. Crashaw. - ENDOSTYLE
A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata. - DODECASTYLE
Having twelve columns in front. -- n. - BROMIDIOM
A conventional comment or saying, such as those characteristic of bromides. - POLYSTYLE
Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall. -- n. - CYRTOSTYLE
A circular projecting portion. - SUBSTYLE
A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane - PRESUPPOSITION
1. The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption. 2. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise.