classical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈklæs.ɪ.kɫ̩] (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈklɛs.ɪ.kɫ̩] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈklɛs.ɪ.kəl/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology
See classic § Etymology for history. By surface analysis, class + -ical or classic + -al or class + -ic + -al
Meanings
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Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
... Mr. Greaves, who may be juſtly reckoned a Claſſical Author on this Subject.
1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures Explain'd and Exemplify'd in Several Dissertations, page 15:
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Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
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[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
- Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- (informal) Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
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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.
He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college.
1853, Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Atterbury, Francis" in Encyclopædia Britannica (8th ed.). Dated through The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, page 344
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Knowledgeable or skilled in the classics; versed in the classics.
a classical scholar
But she’s not just classy; she’s classical: so deeply versed in tap tradition and technique that she has the whole of it at her command and never has to worry.
2022 July 27, Brian Seibert, “Dormeshia Coasts On Her Tap Mystery In 'Rhythm Is Life'”, in New York Times:
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Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined
1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume 1, page 151. Classical, provincial, and national synods.
classical dance
- Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most classical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more classical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
relativistic · quantum · popular · contemporary · experimental · modern
Deriveds
Classical Nahuatl · superclassical · pseudoclassical · classical guitarist · classicalize · neoclassical · classical language · nonclassical · classical era · semiclassical · classical college · jazzical · classicalon · classical inheritance · classical liberalism · preclassical · hyperclassical · Classical antiquity · classicalist · classical unity · Classical Hebrew · classical mechanics · classical music · Classical Arabic · Classical Armenian · classical unemployment · classical history · classical conditioning · Classical Tupi · paleoclassical · classical studies · classical physics · Classical Studies · classicalization · classical dressage · Classical Sanskrit · classicalism · classical logic · classical cipher · classical antiquity · classical planet · classical guitar · anteclassical · classical computer · classicalness · unclassical · Classical Syriac · Classical Chinese · classically · classical thermodynamics · Classical Greece · postclassical · Classical Greek · Classical Japanese · Classical English · quasiclassical · classicality · Classical Latin · anticlassical · classical hadrodynamics · epiclassical · classical field theory · classical micropatriology · classical liberal · extraclassical
Relateds
Synonyms
canonical · Hellenic · classic · Roman · ancient · traditional · conventional
Translations (100)
be клясы́чны (literature, etc.) · kk классикалық (in physics) · ro clasic (literature, etc.) · vi cổ điển (literature, etc.) · ru класси́ческий (literature, etc.) · sh klasičan (Greek and Roman) · it classico (art etc) · it classico (Greek and Roman) · ckb کلاسیکی (literature, etc.) · ru класси́ческий (Greek and Roman) · es clásico (art etc) · da klassisk (in physics) · ga clasaiceach (art etc) · de klassisch (describing a style of music) · uk класи́чний (literature, etc.) · ja 古典 (literature, etc.) · cmn 古典 (describing a style of music) · pl klasyczny (literature, etc.) · mk класичен (literature, etc.) · fa کلاسیک (art etc) · hu klasszikus (Greek and Roman) · it classico (literature, etc.) · da klassisk (Greek and Roman) · cs klasický (literature, etc.) · sv klassisk (literature, etc.) · bg класи́чески (art etc) · sl klasičen (literature, etc.) · hy դասական (art etc) · hu komoly- (art etc) · de klassisch (literature, etc.) · sh класичан (art etc) · gl clásico (literature, etc.) · ko 고전적 (literature, etc.) · ga clasaiceach (literature, etc.) · cy uchawdurol (art etc) · sv klassisk (art etc) · cy clasurol (literature, etc.) · kk классикалық (literature, etc.) · ar كْلَاسِيكِيّ (literature, etc.) · fi klassinen (Greek and Roman) · az klassik (literature, etc.) · bg класи́чески (literature, etc.) · cy uchawdurol (describing a style of music) · hi चिरसम्मत (in physics) · cy clasurol (Greek and Roman) · eo klasika (literature, etc.) · sh klasičan (art etc) · fi klassinen (describing a style of music) · da klassisk (literature, etc.) · fr classique (art etc) · sh класичан (Greek and Roman) · pt clássico (art etc) · hu klasszikus (literature, etc.) · de klassisch (in physics) · cmn 古典的 (literature, etc.) · fr classique (Greek and Roman) · ckb کلاسیکی (art etc) · nb klassisk (literature, etc.) · es clásico (literature, etc.) · ja 古典的 (literature, etc.) · cy clasurol (art etc) · pt clássico (Greek and Roman) · cmn 古典 (in physics) · sh класичан (literature, etc.) · kk классикалық (art etc) · fa کلاسیک (literature, etc.) · kk классикалық (describing a style of music) · io klasika (literature, etc.) · fr classique (literature, etc.) · ru класси́ческий (art etc) · hu klasszikus (art etc) · fi klassinen (in physics) · sh klasičan (literature, etc.) · hy դասական (literature, etc.) · hu klasszicista (describing a style of music) · hu antik (Greek and Roman) · cy clasurol (describing a style of music) · ko 고전 (literature, etc.) · nl klassiek (literature, etc.) · da klassisk (art etc) · sl klasičen (art etc) · fi klassinen (literature, etc.) · de klassisch (Greek and Roman) · be класі́чны (literature, etc.) · de klassisch (art etc) · ca clàssic (literature, etc.) · fi klassinen (art etc) · ar تَقْلِيدِيّ (literature, etc.) · pt clássico (literature, etc.) · da klassisk (describing a style of music) · mi ōkawa (describing a style of music) · tr klasik (literature, etc.) · sk klasický (literature, etc.) · cy uchawdurol (literature, etc.) · hu klasszikus (in physics) · ga clasaiceach (Greek and Roman) · uz klassik (literature, etc.) · es clásico (Greek and Roman) · ka კლასიკური (literature, etc.) · cmn 經典 /经典 (in physics)
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