classic
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: hobbies
horse-racing
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pets
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sports
Etymology: From French classique, from Latin classic(us) (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis. By surface analysis, class + -ic. Piecewise doublet of classy.
Inflected forms:
form: more classic
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most classic
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: classick
pos: adj
tags: alternative
obsolete
form: classics
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: classick
pos: noun
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
pos: adj
examples: During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]
Give, as thy last memorial to the age, / One classic drama, and reform the stage.
gloss: Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class or category; typical; archetypical; epitomic.
pos: adj
examples: He has a classic case of narcissism.
The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.
gloss: Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.
pos: adj
examples: "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a 1960 classic book by Harper Lee.
gloss: Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage.
pos: adj
examples: watching classic movies as a hobby
gloss: 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.
pos: adj
examples: 1819, Felicia Hemans, The Widow of Crescentius
Though throned midst Latium's classic plains.
gloss: Traditional; original.
pos: adj
examples: Users who dislike the new visual layout can return to classic mode.
Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
gloss: Extremely, and usually comically, apropos.
pos: adj
tags: informal
examples: It was classic - the way she slipped on a banana peel while she was telling us all to be careful!
gloss: A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
pos: noun
gloss: An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence.
pos: noun
examples: JAMES CARTER: The man's destroying a classic!
gloss: The author of such a work.
pos: noun
examples: It was the first work to which he had put his name; and it at once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic.
gloss: A major, long-standing sporting event.
pos: noun
gloss: A major, long-standing sporting event.
pos: noun
examples: The goal of the top horses was to win a Classic (or preferably three, thus claiming the Triple Crown) or the Ascot Gold Cup, […]
gloss: One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature.
pos: noun
tags: dated
Synonyms: classical
Related words: classical
classics
Derived words: classic autism
classic car
classic female blues
classic hit
classicise
classicism
classicist
classicize
classicly
classic rock
classic skiing
fall classic
neoclassic
neoclassicism
nonclassic
postclassic
pseudoclassic
quasiclassic
semiclassic
unclassic
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: klassieke
lang: Bulgarian
word: кла́сика
roman: klásika
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 經典 /经典
roman: jīngdiǎn
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 名著
roman: míngzhù
lang: Danish
word: klassiker
lang: Dutch
word: klassieker
lang: Finnish
word: klassikko
lang: French
word: classique
lang: Georgian
word: კლასიკა
roman: ḳlasiḳa
lang: German
word: Klassiker
lang: Hungarian
word: klasszikus
lang: Irish
word: clasaic
lang: Irish
word: clasaiceach
lang: Italian
word: classico
lang: Japanese
word: クラシック
roman: kurashikku
lang: Japanese
word: 古典
roman: koten
lang: Kazakh
word: классика
roman: klassika
lang: Korean
word: 고전
roman: gojeon
lang: Korean
word: 클래식
roman: keullaesik
lang: Māori
word: pakitūroa
lang: Portuguese
word: clássico
lang: Russian
word: кла́ссика
roman: klássika
lang: Spanish
word: clásico
lang: Vietnamese
word: kinh điển
lang: Welsh
word: clasur