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clas·si·cal
(klăs′ĭ-kəl)adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, architecture, and literature.
b. Conforming to the artistic and literary models of ancient Greece and Rome.
c. Versed in the classics: a classical scholar.
2. Music
a. Of or relating to European music during the latter half of the 18th and the early 19th centuries.
b. Of or relating to music in the educated European tradition, such as symphony and opera, as opposed to popular or folk music.
3. Of, relating to, or being a variety of a language that is epitomized by a prestigious body of literature.
4.
a. Standard and traditional: classical methods of navigation.
b. Relating to or being a school of thought or field of study that is established and widely accepted before others: classical economics.
5. Of or relating to physics that can be described without the use of quantum mechanics or relativity.
6. Relating to or consisting of studies in the humanities and general sciences: a classical curriculum.
clas′si·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), clas′si·cal·ness n.
clas′si·cal·ly adv.
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classical
(ˈklæsɪkəl)adj
1. (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans or their civilization, esp in the period of their ascendancy
2. (Historical Terms) designating, following, or influenced by the art or culture of ancient Greece or Rome: classical architecture.
3. (Classical Music) music
a. of, relating to, or denoting any music or its period of composition marked by stability of form, intellectualism, and restraint. Compare romantic5
b. accepted as a standard: the classical suite.
c. denoting serious art music in general. Compare pop12
4. (Classical Music) music of or relating to a style of music composed, esp at Vienna, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This period is marked by the establishment, esp by Haydn and Mozart, of sonata form
5. denoting or relating to a style in any of the arts characterized by emotional restraint and conservatism: a classical style of painting. See classicism1
6. well versed in the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome
7. (Education) (of an education) based on the humanities and the study of Latin and Greek
8. (General Physics) physics
a. not involving the quantum theory or the theory of relativity: classical mechanics.
b. obeying the laws of Newtonian mechanics or 19th-century physics: a classical gas.
10. (Logic) (of a logical or mathematical system) according with the law of excluded middle, so that every statement is known to be either true or false even if it is not known which
11. (Mathematics) (of a logical or mathematical system) according with the law of excluded middle, so that every statement is known to be either true or false even if it is not known which
ˌclassiˈcality, ˈclassicalness n
ˈclassically adv
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clas•si•cal
(ˈklæs ɪ kəl)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Greek and Roman antiquity: classical literature; classical languages.
2. conforming to ancient Greek and Roman models in literature or art, or to later systems modeled upon them.
3. marked by classicism: classical simplicity.
4.
a. of, pertaining to, or being music of the European tradition marked by sophistication of structural elements and embracing opera, art song, symphonic and chamber music, and works for solo instrument.
b. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to the chiefly homophonic musical style of the latter half of the 18th and the early 19th centuries.
5.
a. of or pertaining to the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, characterized esp. by the employment of orders. Compare order (def. 24b).
b. of or pertaining to any style of architecture imitating the architecture of ancient Greece or Rome; neoclassic.
c. simple, reposeful, well-proportioned, or symmetrical in a manner suggesting the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome.
6. (often cap.) of or pertaining to a style of literature or art that adheres to established treatments and critical standards and that emphasizes formal simplicity, balance, and controlled emotion (contrasted with romantic).
7. pertaining to or versed in the ancient classics: a classical scholar.
8. relating to or teaching academic branches of knowledge, as distinguished from technical subjects.
9. accepted as standard and authoritative, as distinguished from novel or experimental: classical physics.
n. 10. classical music.
[1580–90]
clas`si•cal′i•ty, clas′si•cal•ness, n.
clas′si•cal•ly, adv.
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classic
– classical1. 'classic' used as an adjective
A classic example of something has all the features or characteristics that you expect something of its kind to have.
This statement was a classic illustration of British politeness.
It is a classic example of the principle of "less is more".
Classic is also used to describe films or books that are judged to be of very high quality.
This is one of the classic works of Hollywood cinema.
We discussed Brenan's classic analysis of Spanish history.
2. 'classic' used as a noun
A classic is a book that is well-known and thought to be of a high literary standard.
We had all the standard classics at home.
Classics is the study of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, especially their languages, literature, and philosophy.
She got a first class degree in Classics.
3. 'classical'
Classical music is music written by composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. Music of this kind is often complex in form, and is considered by many people to have lasting value.
I spend a lot of time reading and listening to classical music.
He is an accomplished classical pianist.
Classical is also used to refer to things connected with ancient Greek or Roman civilization.
We studied classical mythology.
Truffles have been eaten since classical times.
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| Noun | 1. |  classical - traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical tastechamber music - serious music performed by a small group of musicians opera - a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes concerto - a composition for orchestra and a soloist fugue - a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement sonata - a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms |
| Adj. | 1. | classical - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" beaux arts, fine arts - the study and creation of visual works of art nonclassical - not classical |
| 2. | classical - of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" standard - established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism" | |
| 3. | classical - of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome; " a classical scholar" | |
| 4. | classical - (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors; "classical Greek | |
| 5. | classical - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical |
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classical
adjective
1. traditional, established, conventional, long-established, time-honoured They performed dance dramas in the classical style.
2. Greek, Roman, Latin, Attic, Grecian, Hellenic, Augustan the healers of ancient Egypt and the classical world see mythology
Quotations
"The great tragedy of the classical languages is to have been born twins" [Geoffrey Madan]
"That's the classical mind at work, runs fine inside but looks dingy on the surface" [Robert M. Pirsig Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]
"The great tragedy of the classical languages is to have been born twins" [Geoffrey Madan]
"That's the classical mind at work, runs fine inside but looks dingy on the surface" [Robert M. Pirsig Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance]
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classical
adjective1. Having the nature of, constituting, or serving as a type:
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Translations
تَقْلِيديّكلاسيكي، تَقْليدي، إتِّباعيكلاسيكي، راقِ، دَرَجَه عاليَهكلاسيكي، قَديم
klasickývážnýantický
klassisk
klassinen
klasičan
fornfræîa-klassískursígildur, klassískur
伝統的な
고전적인
klasikaklasikinė kalba ir literatūraklasikinisklasikosklasiškas
klasisks
klasičen
klassisk
ตามแบบแผนดั้งเดิม
klasikklâsik
cổ điển
classical
[ˈklæsɪkəl] ADJ [ballet, style, Greece, Latin] → clásico; [musician, recording] → de música clásicaclassical music → música f clásica
classical scholar → académico/a m/f especializado/a en lenguas clásicas
classical times → la época clásica
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
classical
[ˈklæsɪkəl] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
classical
adj → klassisch; (= in the style of classical architecture) → klassizistisch; education → humanistisch; method, solution also → altbewährt; classical music → klassische Musik; the classical world → die antike Welt; a classical scholar → ein Altphilologe m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
classical
[ˈklæsɪk/əl] adj → classico/aclassical scholar → studioso/a di lettere antiche
classical music → musica classica
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
classical
(ˈklӕsikəl) adjective1. (especially of literature, art etc) of ancient Greece and Rome. classical studies.
2. (of music) having the traditional, established harmony and/or form. He prefers classical music to popular music.
3. (of literature) considered to be of the highest class.
ˈclassic adjective1. standard or best. the classic example.
2. (of literature, art etc) of the highest quality.
3. (of dress etc) simple, elegant and traditional.
noun1. an established work of literature of high quality. I have read all the classics.
2. (in plural) the language and literature of Greece and Rome. He is studying classics.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
classical
→ تَقْلِيديّ klasický klassisk klassisch κλασικός clásico klassinen classique klasičan classico 伝統的な 고전적인 klassiek klassisk klasyczny clássico классический klassisk ตามแบบแผนดั้งเดิม klasik cổ điển 古典的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009