Classic

/ˈklæs.ɪk/ · adjective

Meaning

Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
2. Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class or category; typical; archetypical; epitomic.
3. Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.
4. Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage.
5. 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.
6. Traditional; original.
7. A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
8. An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence.

Example Sentences

During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]

Give, as thy last memorial to the age, / One classic drama, and reform the stage.

He has a classic case of narcissism.

The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.

"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a 1960 classic book by Harper Lee.

watching classic movies as a hobby

1819, Felicia Hemans, The Widow of Crescentius Though throned midst Latium's classic plains.

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• more classic
• most classic
• classick
• classics

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