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classic

[ klas-ik ]

adjective

  1. of the first or highest quality, class, or rank:

    a classic piece of work.

  2. serving as a standard, model, or guide:

    the classic method of teaching arithmetic.

  3. of or relating to Greek and Roman antiquity, especially with reference to literature and art.
  4. modeled upon or imitating the style or thought of ancient Greece and Rome:

    The 17th and 18th centuries were obsessed with classic ideals.

  5. of or adhering to an established set of artistic or scientific standards or methods:

    a classic example of mid-Victorian architecture.

  6. basic; fundamental:

    the classic rules of warfare.

  7. of enduring interest, quality, or style:

    a classic design; classic clothes.

  8. of literary or historical renown:

    the classic haunts of famous writers.

  9. traditional or typical:

    a classic comedy routine.

  10. definitive:

    the classic reference work on ornithology.

  11. of or relating to automobiles distinguished by elegant styling, outstanding engineering, and fine workmanship that were built between about 1925 and 1948.


noun

  1. an author or a literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality.
  2. an author or literary work of ancient Greece or Rome.
  3. (the) classics, the literature and languages of ancient Greece and Rome.
  4. an artist or artistic production considered a standard.
  5. a work that is honored as definitive in its field:

    His handbook on mushrooms is a classic.

  6. something noteworthy of its kind and worth remembering:

    His reply was a classic.

  7. an article, as of clothing, unchanging in style:

    Her suit was a simple classic.

  8. a typical or traditional event, especially one that is considered to be highly prestigious or the most important of its kind:

    The World Series is the fall classic of baseball.

  9. Archaic. a classicist.

classic

/ ˈklæsɪk /

adjective

  1. of the highest class, esp in art or literature
  2. serving as a standard or model of its kind; definitive
  3. adhering to an established set of rules or principles in the arts or sciences

    a classic proof

  4. characterized by simplicity, balance, regularity, and purity of form; classical
  5. of lasting interest or significance
  6. continuously in fashion because of its simple and basic style

    a classic day dress

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an author, artist, or work of art of the highest excellence
  2. a creation or work considered as definitive
  3. horse racing
    1. any of the five principal races for three-year-old horses in Britain, namely the One Thousand Guineas, Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, Oaks, and Saint Leger
    2. a race equivalent to any of these in other countries
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

classic

  1. A descriptive term for a period in Western music, encompassing roughly the last half of the eighteenth century, that includes the works of Franz Josef Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the early works of Ludwig van Beethoven , among other composers.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of classic1

First recorded in 1605–15; (from French classique ), from Latin classicus “belonging to a class, belonging to the first or highest class,” equivalent to class(is) “class” + -icus adjective suffix; class, -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of classic1

C17: from Latin classicus of the first rank, from classis division, rank, class
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Example Sentences

Though Carey might be most known for her Christmas classic, she encouraged her top Spotify fans — suspicious of AI use or not — to keep an eye out this week for more.

The fourth installment in the modern reboot of the classic 1968 film leaves the events of 2017’s “War for the Planet of the Apes” far, far behind.

"This is a classic growth pattern that we see in invasive species as they become part of the ecological community," said Winchell.

Isn’t this just a classic Los Angeles story?

This was a helter-skelter day, the breathless cricket picking up from the previous time these sides met on this ground - New Zealand's classic one-run victory at the beginning of last year.

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