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Princeton's WordNet

  1. classicsnoun

    study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

Wiktionary

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of classics in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of classics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of classics in a Sentence

  1. Roberta Pipito:

    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.

  2. Henery Miller, Tropic of Cancer 1934:

    A man with his belly full of the classics is an enemy of the human race.

  3. Tom Lewand:

    I do think that, even with the explosive growth in the smartwatch space, there still is an appetite for a beautiful timeless timepieces that are classics, things that can be handed down from generation to generation.

  4. Saint Laurent:

    A sharp take on Saint Laurent classics devised to strengthen individuality.

  5. Virginia Slovakia Peter Sagan:

    I am very happy, I was fighting always in the Tour de France and in the summer classics I was in the front but not the best, i am very happy for one big victory like this.

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