classical

Meanings

Plural: classicals

Noun

• traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
• One that is classical in some way; for example, a classical economist.
• Ellipsis of classical music.
• Ellipsis of classical chess.

Adjective

• of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture
• of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
  • " a classical scholar"

Adjective Satellite

• of recognized authority or excellence
  • "classical methods of navigation"
• (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors; "classical Greek
• of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; ; "classical
  • "classical mythology"

Adj

• Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
• Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
• Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
• Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
• 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.
• Knowledgeable or skilled in the classics; versed in the classics.
• Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined
• Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.

Synonyms

authoritative, classic, classical music, definitive, Graeco-Roman, Greco-Roman, Hellenic, serious music

Antonyms

nonclassical, quantum, relativistic

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