What (who) is Classical - definition
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Classical (disambiguation); Classically
Classical
·noun Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
II. Classical ·noun Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.
III. 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.
classical
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1. relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture.
(of art or architecture) influenced by ancient Greek or Roman forms or principles.
2. (of a form of art or a language) representing an exemplary standard within a traditional and long-established form or style: a classical ballet.
(of music) of traditional and long-established form or style or (more specifically) written in the European tradition during a period lasting approximately from 1750 to 1830, when forms such as the symphony were standardized.
3. relating to the first significant period of an area of study: classical Marxism.
Physics relating to or based upon concepts and theories which preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics; Newtonian.
Derivatives
classicalism noun
classicality noun
classically adverb
classical
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You use classical to describe something that is traditional in form, style, or content.
Fokine did not change the steps of classical ballet; instead he found new ways of using them.
...the scientific attitude of Smith and earlier classical economists.
? modern
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2.
Classical music is music that is considered to be serious and of lasting value.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
Classical is used to describe things which relate to the ancient Greek or Roman civilizations.
...the healers of ancient Egypt and classical Greece...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Pronunciation examples for Classical
1. what-- classical theater, classical dance, classical art.
Worldwide African Math & Science Contributions _ Manu Ampim _ Talks at Google
2. classical.
My Musical Career Brandy _ Talks at Google
3. fully classical, but using the classical technique.
Dueling Violin Brothers _ Vladimir & Anton Jablokov _ Talks at Google
4. is classical music, Carnatic classical music
Going Breathless _ Shankar Mahadevan _ Talks at Google
5. We here about classical music, classical--
Worldwide African Math & Science Contributions _ Manu Ampim _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Classical
1. Full list of winners at the Classical Brit Awards Gallery: Classical Brit Awards Camilla Parker Bowles wows crowds at Classical Brits Heather ‘to get a 25m payoff‘ Sir Paul McCartney won Album of the Year at the Classical Brit Awards with a recording inspired by his love for late wife Linda The award was voted by classical music fans.
2. Classical mythology Phair, nee Burney, was a schoolgirl with an interest in classical mythology when Pluto was discovered.
3. "We need defenders of our tradition of classical music if classical music is to survive," he told reporters.
4. National Arboretum‘s 12–acre classical Chinese garden.
5. The Observer Music Monthly ignores classical entirely.