What does classical mean?
Definitions for classical
ˈklæs ɪ kəlclas·si·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
classical music, classical, serious music(adj)
traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
classical, classic(adj)
of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture
"classic Cinese pottery"
authoritative, classical, classic, definitive(adj)
of recognized authority or excellence
"the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
classical(adj)
of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
" a classical scholar"
classical(adj)
(language) having the form used by ancient standard authors
"classical Greek
classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic(adj)
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
"classical mythology"; "classical
Wiktionary
classical(Adjective)
Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
Etymology: From classic, from Latin classicus (of the first class).
classical(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
Etymology: From classic, from Latin classicus (of the first class).
classical(Adjective)
Describing European music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Etymology: From classic, from Latin classicus (of the first class).
classical(Adjective)
Describing serious music (rather than pop, jazz, blues etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
Etymology: From classic, from Latin classicus (of the first class).
classical(Adjective)
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.
Etymology: From classic, from Latin classicus (of the first class).
classical(Adjective)
Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.
Etymology: From classic, from Latin classicus (of the first class).
Webster Dictionary
Classical(noun)
of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art
Etymology: [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.]
Classical(noun)
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
Etymology: [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.]
Classical(noun)
conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style
Etymology: [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.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'classical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2987
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'classical' in Adjectives Frequency: #412
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of classical in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of classical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of classical in a Sentence
Lots of people are a bit intimidated by classical music; merge that with a really cool new technology (and) we hope that people who maybe didn’t know they love classical music now know they do and that there’s a renewed interest in a really great art form.
A lot of the classical commentaries viewed these verses (on violence) as having limited application, and that's what we wanted to bring out.
My Internet history would tell me that there's probably not going to be that many significant players, and then maybe smaller niche cases ... maybe there could be a classical music streaming service, it's a hard business.
Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.
We’re taking it all around the city, mostly to people that we think don’t come here, whether they’re not interested in classical music, because they haven’t had a chance to check it out, or they don’t have the financial means or transportation to get downtown, the idea is just bringing the concert hall to LA.
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Translations for classical
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- كلاسيكيArabic
- klassischGerman
- klasikaEsperanto
- clásicoSpanish
- کلاسیکPersian
- classiqueFrench
- clasaiceachIrish
- klasszikusHungarian
- դասականArmenian
- klasikaIdo
- classicoItalian
- קלַאסִיHebrew
- 古典的, クラシックJapanese
- کلاسیکیKurdish
- klasycznyPolish
- clássicoPortuguese
- clasică, clasic, clasiciRomanian
- классическийRussian
- класичан, klasičanSerbo-Croatian
- klasičenSlovene
- klassiskSwedish
- సంగీతంTelugu
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