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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
classical
    adj 1: of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an
           earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese
           pottery" [syn: classical, classic] [ant:
           nonclassical]
    2: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work
       on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn:
       authoritative, classical, classic, definitive]
    3: of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient
       Greece and Rome; " a classical scholar"
    4: (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors;
       "classical Greek
    5: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek
       and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical [syn:
       classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman,
       Hellenic]
    n 1: traditional genre of music conforming to an established
         form and appealing to critical interest and developed
         musical taste [syn: classical music, classical,
         serious music]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Classic \Clas"sic\ (kl[a^]s"s[i^]k), Classical \Clas"sic*al\, a.
   [L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people,
   and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank,
   superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See Class,
   n.]
   1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in
      literature or art.
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            Give, as thy last memorial to the age,
            One classic drama, and reform the stage. --Byron.
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            Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical
            author on this subject [Roman weights and coins].
                                                  --Arbuthnot.
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   2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. 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.
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            Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs.
                                                  Hemans.
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            The epithet classical, as applied to ancient
            authors, is determined less by the purity of their
            style than by the period at which they wrote.
                                                  --Brande & C.
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            He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the
            undergraduates of his college.        --Macaulay.
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   3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art;
      chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.
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            Classical, provincial, and national synods.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   Classicals orders. (Arch.) See under Order.
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