classical
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/
ipa: [ˈklæs.ɪ.kɫ̩]
ipa: /ˈklɛs.ɪ.kəl/
ipa: [ˈklɛs.ɪ.kɫ̩]
Forms: form: more classical
form: most classical
Etymology: See classic § Etymology for history. By surface analysis, class + -ical = classic + -al
Senses: examples: text: ... Mr. Greaves, who may be juſtly reckoned a Claſſical Author on this Subject.
ref: 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures Explain'd and Exemplify'd in Several Dissertations, page 15:
glosses: Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
examples: text: Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
ref: 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page vii:
glosses: Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
topics: entertainment
lifestyle
music
glosses: Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
examples: text: He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college.
ref: 1853, Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Atterbury, Francis" in Encyclopædia Britannica (8th ed.). Dated through The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, page 344
glosses: 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.
examples: text: a classical scholar
text: But she’s not just classy; she’s classical: so deeply versed in tap tradition and technique that she has the whole of it at her command and never has to worry.
ref: 2022 July 27, Brian Seibert, “Dormeshia Coasts On Her Tap Mystery In 'Rhythm Is Life'”, in New York Times:
glosses: Knowledgeable or skilled in the classics; versed in the classics.
examples: text: classical dance
text: 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume 1, page 151.
Classical, provincial, and national synods.
glosses: Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
antonyms: quantum
relativistic
glosses: Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.
Synonyms: english: see Usage notes regarding differentiation.
translation: see Usage notes regarding differentiation.
word: classic
Derived terms: anteclassical
anticlassical
classical antiquity
Classical antiquity
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epiclassical
extraclassical
hyperclassical
jazzical
neoclassical
nonclassical
paleoclassical
postclassical
preclassical
pseudoclassical
quasiclassical
semiclassical
superclassical
unclassical