Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all'antica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-l'an-ti-ca
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a classical style; based on classical models.

Example Sentences

"In adapting Joshua Reynolds's concept of the ‘historicizing portrait’, taking up Van Dyck or Oriental fashions and elevating all'antica garb to fashion, her portraits were considered particularly ‘fashionable’."

Etymology

From Italian all'antica (“in the style of antiquity”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: all'

Questions

What does all'antica mean?: In a classical style; based on classical models.
Where does all'antica come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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