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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun classic has 2 senses
- classic(n = noun.artifact) - a creation of the highest excellence; is a kind of creation
- classic(n = noun.person) - an artist who has created classic works; is a kind of artist, creative person
Adjective classic has 3 senses
- classic(s = adj.all) authoritative, classical, definitive - of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
- classic(a = adj.all) classical - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery"
- classic(s = adj.all) classical, graeco-roman, greco-roman, hellenic - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"
CIDE DICTIONARY
classic, a. [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. ].
- Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. [1913 Webster]"Give, as thy last memorial to the age,
One classic drama, and reform the stage." [1913 Webster]"Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject [Roman weights and coins]." [1913 Webster] - 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. [1913 Webster]"Though throned midst Latium's classic plains." [1913 Webster]"The epithet classical, as applied to ancient authors, is determined less by the purity of their style than by the period at which they wrote." [1913 Webster]"He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college." [1913 Webster]
- Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style. [1913 Webster]"Classical, provincial, and national synods." [1913 Webster]
classic, n.
- A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language. [1913 Webster]"In is once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic." [1913 Webster]
- One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
classic, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 a of the first class; of acknowledged excellence. b remarkably typical; outstandingly important (a classic case).
2 a of ancient Greek and Latin literature, art, or culture. b (of style in art, music, etc.) simple, harmonious, well-proportioned; in accordance with established forms (cf. ROMANTIC).
3 having literary or historic associations (classic ground).
4 (of clothes) made in a simple elegant style not much affected by changes in fashion.
--n.
1 a classic writer, artist, work, or example.
2 a an ancient Greek or Latin writer. b (in pl.) the study of ancient Greek and Latin literature and history. c archaic a scholar of ancient Greek and Latin.
3 a follower of classic models (cf. ROMANTIC).
4 a garment in classic style.
5 (in pl.) Brit. the classic races.
--adj.
1 a of the first class; of acknowledged excellence. b remarkably typical; outstandingly important (a classic case).
2 a of ancient Greek and Latin literature, art, or culture. b (of style in art, music, etc.) simple, harmonious, well-proportioned; in accordance with established forms (cf. ROMANTIC).
3 having literary or historic associations (classic ground).
4 (of clothes) made in a simple elegant style not much affected by changes in fashion.
--n.
1 a classic writer, artist, work, or example.
2 a an ancient Greek or Latin writer. b (in pl.) the study of ancient Greek and Latin literature and history. c archaic a scholar of ancient Greek and Latin.
3 a follower of classic models (cf. ROMANTIC).
4 a garment in classic style.
5 (in pl.) Brit. the classic races.
Idiom
classic races Brit. the five main flat races, namely the Two Thousand and the One Thousand Guineas, the Derby, the Oaks, and the St Leger.
Etymology
F classique or L classicus f. classis class