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nonclassical

Definitions of nonclassical
  1. adjective
    not classical
    synonyms:
    modern
    characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
    pop, popular
    (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)
    see moresee less
    antonyms:
    classical
    of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture
    Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, Hellenic, classic, classical
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
    neoclassic, neoclassical
    characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style
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