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2 definitions found 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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