Definition of preclassical - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

history

TECH.

related to a time before a classical period

TECH.

The ruins are from a preclassical era.

ancient

early

music

TECH.

related to music after baroque but before classical

TECH.

The composition has a preclassical style.

rococo

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Origin of preclassical

Latin, prae (before) + classicalis (classical)

Examples of preclassical in a sentence

Scholars often debate the influence of preclassical philosophies.
The orchestra performed a preclassical symphony.
His interest in preclassical music led to a unique collection.

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French:préclassique, ...
German:vorklassisch, frühklassisch, ...
Italian:preclassico, ...
Spanish:preclásico, del periodo preclásico, ...
Portuguese:pré-clássica, pré-clássico, ...
Chinese:前古典的, 早期古典的, ...
Japanese:古典期以前の, 前古典派, ...
Arabic:ما قَبْل الكِلاسِيكِي, مَا قَبْلَ الْكْلَاسِيكِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:קְדַם־קְלָאסִי, ...
Russian:доклассический, предклассический, ...
Ukrainian:докласичний, прикласичний, ...
Hindi:शास्त्रीय पूर्व, पूर्वशास्त्रीय, ...
Bengali:শাস্ত্রীয়-পূর্ব, প্রাক-ধ্রুপদী, ...
Catalan:preclàssic, precurs del clàssic, ...
Czech:předklasický, předklasicistní, ...
Danish:førklassisk, forklassisk, ...
Dutch:preklassiek, ...
Greek:προκλασικός, μεταμπαρόκ, ...
Hungarian:előklasszikus, barokk utáni, klasszika előtti, ...
Khmer:មុនសម័យបុរាណបុរៈ, សម័យតន្ត្រីរវាងបារ៉ុក និងសម័យក្លាស៊ិក, ...
Korean:고전 이전의, 고전 전기의, ...
Persian:پیشاکلاسیک, ...
Polish:przedklasyczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):pré-clássico, de transição musical, ...
Romanian:preclasic, ...
Swedish:förklassisk, ...
Thai:ก่อนคลาสสิก, เชิงก่อนคลาสสิก, ...
Turkish:klasik öncesi, preklasik, ...
Vietnamese:tiền cổ điển, giai đoạn tiền cổ điển, ...

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