classicist
noun
clas·si·cist
ˈkla-sə-sist 
1
: an advocate or follower of classicism
2
: a classical scholar
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For four centuries monks and princes, papyrologists and archaeologists, classicists and computer scientists have struggled to little avail to detect any letters or words inside the scrolls—which resemble saggy little brown burritos—without destroying them in the process.
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Tomas Weber, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Karl Wallinger, the mastermind behind the neo-psychedelic pop classicists World Party who also played in the Waterboys during their early years, died Sunday at age 66.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
In the first part of her career, Grande was mainly a classicist with roots in hip-hop soul, ’90s R&B and brassy show tunes.
—Shaad D’souza, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Pulling in the meticulous articulation of a Mabel Mercer and the spirited inspiration of classicists such as Puccini, Sinatra — a man untrained in reading music — dealt in passion and nuance as a vocalist.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
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Tomas Weber, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
Karl Wallinger, the mastermind behind the neo-psychedelic pop classicists World Party who also played in the Waterboys during their early years, died Sunday at age 66.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
In the first part of her career, Grande was mainly a classicist with roots in hip-hop soul, ’90s R&B and brassy show tunes.
—Shaad D’souza, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
Pulling in the meticulous articulation of a Mabel Mercer and the spirited inspiration of classicists such as Puccini, Sinatra — a man untrained in reading music — dealt in passion and nuance as a vocalist.
—A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
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“Classicist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classicist. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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