Definitions for classical

Definitions for (noun) classical

Main entry: classical, classical music, serious music

Definition: traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste


Definitions for (adj) classical

Main entry: classic, classical

Definition: of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture

Usage: classic Cinese pottery


Main entry: classic, classical, Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, Hellenic

Definition: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures

Usage: classical mythology; classical


Main entry: classic, classical, authoritative, definitive

Definition: of recognized authority or excellence

Usage: the definitive work on Greece; classical methods of navigation


Main entry: classical

Definition: (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors

Usage: classical Greek


Main entry: classical

Definition: of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

Usage: a classical scholar


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