classical
adjective
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of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its cultureclassic
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of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures“classical mythology”classicgreco-romangraeco-romanhellenic
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of recognized authority or excellenceclassicdefinitiveauthoritative
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(language) having the form used by ancient standard authors“classical Greek”
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of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome“a classical scholar”
noun
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traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical tasteclassical musicserious music