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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Classic \Clas"sic\, Classical \Clas"sic*al\, 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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
classical
adj 1: (fine arts) of or characteristic of a form or system felt to
be of first significance before modern times [ant: {nonclassical}]
2: of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work
on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation" [syn: {authoritative},
{definitive}]
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