What does Classics mean?
Definitions for Classics
clas·sics
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Princeton's WordNet
classicsnoun
study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
Wiktionary
classicsnoun
The branch of the humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean World; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during the classical era.
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classics
Classics refers to works of literature, music, art, or philosophy that are widely acknowledged as having outstanding or enduring qualities. They are characterized by their excellence, timeless relevance, and significant influence in their respective fields. In academia, Classics also refers to the study of the language, literature, history, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome.
Wikidata
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity. Initially, the study of the Classics was the principal study in the humanities.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Classics
originally, and often still, the standard authors in the literature of Greece or Rome, now authors in any literature that represent it at its best, when, as Goethe has it, it is "vigorous, fresh, joyous, and healthy," as in the "Nibelungen," no less than in the "Iliad."
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Classics in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Classics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Classics in a Sentence
Athens was about the classics, Beijing was grandiose and muscular, London was smart, and ours - ours will be cool.
Today it is not the classroom nor the classics which are the repositories of models of eloquence, but the ad agencies.
The classics are only primitive literature. They belong to the same class as primitive machinery and primitive music and primitive medicine.
There’s a bit of elegance and history to the classics, and every father loves a classic.
We all love a classic Memorial Day burger or summer salad, but let’s give these classics a little twist and welcome back summer with a bang.
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