Relating to or resembling ancient times or antiquity, particularly the style of ancient Rome.
From anti- (against, but here used as a prefix meaning 'before' or 'early') + -cal (suffix meaning 'relating to'). This is an archaic or specialized architectural term.
Art historians use 'antical' to describe design elements that echo ancient forms, and it reveals how the Renaissance obsession with classical Rome created this whole vocabulary for describing the 'Roman-ness' of designs.
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