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classic

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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.

classic [ˈklæsɪk]
adj
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
n
1. an author, artist, or work of art of the highest excellence
2. a creation or work considered as definitive
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) Horse racing
a.  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
b.  a race equivalent to any of these in other countries See also classics
[from Latin classicus of the first rank, from classis division, rank, class]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.classicclassic - 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"
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"
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
classical, classic - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery"

classic
adjective
1. typical, standard, model, regular, usual, ideal, characteristic, signature, definitive, archetypal, exemplary, quintessential, time-honoured, paradigmatic, dinki-di (Austral. informal) This is a classic example of media hype.
2. masterly, best, finest, master, world-class, consummate, first-rate Aldous Huxley's classic work, The Perennial Philosophy
masterly poor, modern, terrible, inferior, second-rate
3. lasting, enduring, abiding, immortal, undying, ageless, deathless These are classic designs which will fit in well anywhere.
noun
standard, masterpiece, prototype, paradigm, exemplar, masterwork, model The album is one of the classics of modern popular music.
Quotations
"A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read" [Mark Twain]
"Every man with a bellyful of the classics is an enemy to the human race" [Henry Miller Tropic of Cancer]
Translations
classic [ˈklæsɪk]
A. ADJ
1. (= timeless, traditional) → clásico
she was dressed in a classic black suitvestía un clásico traje de chaqueta negro
2. (= wonderful, memorable) → memorable; (= hilarious) → genial
it was classicfue genial
the film "Casablanca" produced some classic linesla película "Casablanca" nos dejó varias frases memorables
the president came out with a classic lineel presidente salió con una frase de las que hacen época
B. N
1. (= book, play) → clásico m
it is a classic of its kindes un clásico en su género
2. classics (Univ) → clásicas fpl
3. (= hilarious remark or event) that was a classic!¡fue genial!
C. CPD classic car Ncoche m antiguo(de coleccionista)

classic [ˈklæsɪk]
adj [example, illustration] → classique; [work, style] → classique
a classic example → un cas classique
n
(= book, film) → classique m
(= author) → classique m

classic
adj (lit, fig)klassisch; it was classic! (inf)das war geradezu klassisch!; a classic example of somethingein klassisches Beispiel für etw; classic carklassischer Wagen
nKlassiker m

classic [ˈklæsɪk]
1. adjclassico/a
2. nclassico
see also classics

classic [ˈklæsɪk]
1. adjclassico/a
2. nclassico
see also classics

classic كلاسيكى, كلاسيكي klasický, klasik klassiker, klassisk Klassik, klassisch κλασικό, κλασικός clásico klassikko, klassinen classique klasičan, klasik classico 一流の芸術作品, 典型的な 고전, 전형적인 een der klassieken, klassiek klassiker, klassisk dzieło klasyczne, klasyczny clássico классика, классический klassiker, klassisk นักประพันธ์ นักศิลปะหรืองานทางศิลปะที่ยอดเยี่ยมที่สุด, ยอดเยี่ยม klasik kinh điển, tác phẩm kinh điển 杰作, 经典的


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Far greater, we think, than the charm of poems strictly classic in interest, such as the "Praise of Dionysus," exquisite as that is, is the charm of those pieces in which, so to speak, he transforms, by a kind of colour-change, classic forms and associations into those--say
Yet it remains true that Hesiod's distinctive title to a high place in Greek literature lies in the very fact of his freedom form classic form, and his grave, and yet child-like, outlook upon his world.
The navigation of his craft must have engrossed all the Roman's attention in the calm of a summer's day (he would choose his weather), when the single row of long sweeps (the galley would be a light one, not a trireme) could fall in easy cadence upon a sheet of water like plate-glass, reflecting faithfully the classic form of his vessel and the contour of the lonely shores close on his left hand.
 
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