How to Pronounce "neoclassical"
word
ˌnioʊˈkɫæsɪkəɫ
nee-oh-KLAS-i-kuhl
nˌiːəʊklˈæsɪkəl
nee-oh-KLAS-i-kuhl
Definition
Describing a style in art, architecture, music, or literature that imitates the qualities of ancient Greece and Rome, developed mainly in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌnioʊˈkɫæsɪkəɫ
British English
nˌiːəʊklˈæsɪkəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
nee-oh-KLAS-i-kuhl
UK
nee-oh-KLAS-i-kuhl
Listen in Context
The museum has a neoclassical building.
Many neoclassical paintings show scenes from ancient Greece.
He studied neoclassical music in college.
The city center is full of neoclassical monuments built in the 1800s.