CLASSIC

Classic

A classic is an outstanding example of a particular style, something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality. The word can be an adjective or a noun . It denotes a particular quality in art, architecture, literature and other cultural artifacts. In commerce, products are named 'classic' to denote a long standing popular version or model, to distinguish it from a newer variety. Classic is used to describe many major, long-standing sporting events. Colloquially, an everyday occurrence may be described as 'an absolute classic'.

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classic

Noun

  1. A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
  2. An artistic work of lasting worth
  3. The author of such a work.
  4. A major, long-standing sporting event
  5. One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature.

Adjective

  1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
  2. Exemplary of a particular style.
  3. Exhibiting timeless quality.
  4. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially 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.
  5. Traditional; original.


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