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classic
/ˈklæsɪk/
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What does classic mean?
adjective
- Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class or category; typical; archetypical; epitomic.
- Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.
More meanings (10)
adjective
- Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage.
- Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially 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.
- Traditional; original.
- (informal) Humorously ironic or apposite.
noun
- A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
- An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence.
- The author of such a work.
- A major, long-standing sporting event.
- Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.
- (dated) One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈklæsɪk/
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Following the example of certain prudent travellers, I withdrew unseen—and returned, not much wiser, to the Mediterranean, the sea of classic adventures.
“Old shoes, but newly shod—old shoes, but new nails. This case deserves to be a classic. Let us go across to the smithy.”
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When he emerged from the hands of Aunt Gillenormand, his grandfather confided him to a worthy professor of the most purely classic innocence.
The chapter on "Ars Bibliopolae," or the art of bookselling, would be, he hoped, a classic among generations of book vendors still unborn.
Robinson was very successful in the classic trick of apparently eating large quantities of cotton and blowing smoke and sparks from the mouth.