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English Dictionary: classical	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for classical
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
classical adj of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery" Synonym(s): classical, classic Antonym(s): nonclassical of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" Synonym(s): authoritative, classical, classic, definitive of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome; " a classical scholar" (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 mythology"; "classical Synonym(s): classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic n traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste Synonym(s): classical music, classical, serious music
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Classic \Clas"sic\, Classical \Clas"sical\, a. [L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people, and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank, superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See {Class}, n.] 1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. Give, as thy last memorial to the age, One classic drama, and reform the stage. --Byron. Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical* author on this subject [Roman weights and coins]. --Arbuthnot. 2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. 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. Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs. Hemans. The epithet classical, as applied to ancient authors, is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote. --Brande & C. He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college. --Macaulay. 3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style. Classical, provincial, and national synods. --Macaulay. {Classicals orders}. (Arch.) See under {Order}.