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 [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]

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, 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 suit → vestía un clásico traje de chaqueta negro

2. (= wonderful, memorable) → memorable; (= hilarious) → genial
it was classic → fue genial
the film "Casablanca" produced some classic lines → la película "Casablanca" nos dejó varias frases memorables
the president came out with a classic line → el presidente salió con una frase de las que hacen época

B. N

1. (= book, play) → clásico m
it is a classic of its kind → es 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 N → coche m antiguo(de coleccionista)

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classic [ˈklæsɪk]

adj [example, illustration] → classique; [work, style] → classique
a classic example → un cas classique

n

(= book, film) → classique m

(= author) → classique m

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classic

adj (lit, fig) → klassisch; it was classic! (inf) → das war geradezu klassisch!; a classic example of something → ein klassisches Beispiel für etw; classic car → klassischer Wagen

n → Klassiker m

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classic [ˈklæsɪk]

1. adj → classico/a

2. n → classico
see also classics

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classic [ˈklæsɪk]

1. adj → classico/a

2. n → classico
see also classics

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