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Adjective: classical kla-si-kul
- Of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
"classical Marxism";
- classic
- Of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
"a classical scholar"
- Of or relating to the languages used by ancient standard authors
"classical Greek"
- Well-known and long-established in form or style
"a classical ballet";
- classic
- (physics) relating to or based on concepts that preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics
- (music) of or relating to music in the European tradition, such as symphonies and operas
"classical music"
- (fine arts) of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture
"the classical world"; "classical mythology";
- Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman
- Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
- classical music, serious music
See also: neoclassic, neoclassical, received, standard, trad [Brit, informal], traditional
Type of: music genre, musical genre, musical style
Antonym: nonclassical
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