classical
clas·si·cal
adjective
1.
of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times
2.
of recognized authority or excellence
- “the definitive work on Greece”
- “classical methods of navigation”
Origin
See classic § Etymology for history. By surface analysis, class + -ical or classic + -al or class + -ic + -al
Phrases
- classical antiquity
- Classical Arabic
- Classical Armenian
- Classical Chinese
- classical cipher
- classical college
- classical computer
Related words
WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.