classic

clas·sic  (klsk)

adj.

1.

a. Belonging to the highest rank or class.

b. Serving as the established model or standard: a classic example of colonial architecture.

c. Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.

2.

a. Adhering or conforming to established standards and principles: a classic piece of research.

b. Of a well-known type; typical: a classic mistake.

3. Of or characteristic of the literature, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome; classical.

4.

a. Formal, refined, and restrained in style.

b. Simple and harmonious; elegant: the classic cut of a suit; the classic lines of a clipper ship.

5. Having historical or literary associations: classic battlefields of the Civil War.

n.

1. An artist, author, or work generally considered to be of the highest rank or excellence, especially one of enduring significance.

2. A work recognized as definitive in its field.

3.

a. A literary work of ancient Greece or Rome.

b. classics The languages and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Used with the.

c. One that is of the highest rank or class: The car was a classic of automotive design.

4. A typical or traditional example.

5. Informal A superior or unusual example of its kind: The reason he gave for being late was a classic.

6. A traditional event, especially a major sporting event that is held annually: a golf classic.

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classic

Adjective

1. serving as a standard or model of its kind; typical: it is a classic symptom of iron deficiency

2. of lasting interest or significance because of excellence: the classic work on Central America

3. characterized by simplicity and purity of form: a classic suit

Noun

1. an author, artist, or work of art of the highest excellence

2. a creation or work considered as definitive [Latin classicus of the first rank]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	classic - a creation of the highest excellence creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
	2.	classic - an artist who has created classic works artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
Adj.	1.	classic - of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" authoritative, classical, definitive 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"
	2.	classic - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" classical beaux arts, fine arts - the study and creation of visual works of art
	3.	classic - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, Hellenic, classical classical, classic - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery"

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classic

adjective 1. typical, standard, model, regular, usual, ideal, characteristic, definitive, archetypal, exemplary, quintessential, time-honoured, paradigmatic, dinki-di Austral. (informal)

adjective 2. masterly, best, finest, master, world-class, consummate, first-rate << OPPOSITE second-rate

adjective 3. lasting, enduring, abiding, immortal, undying, ageless, deathless

noun 4. standard, masterpiece, prototype, paradigm, exemplar, masterwork, model

Translations

classic [ˈklæsɪk] adj → clásico

n (= work) → obra clásica, clásico;

classics npl (UNIV) → clásicas fpl

classic [ˈklæsɪk] adj → classique

n (= author, work) → classique m (= race etc); classique f

classic [ˈklæsɪk] adj → klassisch

n → Klassiker m;

(race) → bedeutendes Pferderennen für dreijährige Pferde;

classics npl (Scol) → Altphilologie f

classic [ˈklæsɪk] adj → classico/a

n → classico