classical
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Etymology[edit]
From classic, from Latin classicus (of the first class).
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Adjective[edit]
classical (comparative more classical, superlative most classical)
- Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- Arbuthnot
- Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject.
- Arbuthnot
- Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page vii
- (music) Describing European music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- (informal, music) Describing serious music (rather than pop, jazz, blues etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
- Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
- Macaulay
- He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college.
- Macaulay
- Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.
- Macaulay
- Classical, provincial, and national synods.
- Macaulay
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literature etc
Greek and Roman
art etc
