classicalism classicalism /ˈklæsɪkəlɪzəm/

noun

1. A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms  ( classicalism , classicism )
   a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
    Classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
   classicism often derived its models from the ancient Greeks and Romans
   
   

 queen bee queen bee /ˈkwiːn biː/

noun

1. Fertile egg-laying female bee  ( queen bee )
   fertile egg-laying female bee
    During the honey-making season, the queen bee lays thousands of eggs daily.
   During the honey-making season, the queen bee lays thousands of eggs daily.
   
   

 beguine beguine /bɪˈɡiːn/

noun

1. A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba  ( beguine )
   a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
   
2. Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance  ( beguine )
   music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
    The beguine rhythm filled the air, reminding me of my trip to the Caribbean.
   The beguine rhythm filled the air, reminding me of my trip to the Caribbean.
   
   

 Beguine

1. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life  ( Beguine )
   (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life
   

 tuber tuber /ˈtjuːbər/

noun

1. A fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage  ( tuber )
   a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage
   
   

 Tuber

1. Type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles  ( genus Tuber , Tuber )
   type genus of the Tuberaceae: fungi whose fruiting bodies are typically truffles