classical


Definition: Meaning of, classical in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈklasɪk(ə)l /

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  1. belonging to a traditional style or set of ideas
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  2. relating to music that is considered to be important and serious and that has a value that continues for a long time
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  3. relating to the language, literature etc of Ancient Greece and Rome
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  4. also classic typical of a particular thing or situation
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classical used in phrases

  • Classical Greek (noun)
    1. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia
  • classical Latin (noun)
    1. the language of educated people in ancient Rome
  • classical architecture (noun)
    1. architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
  • classical ballet (noun)
    1. a style of ballet based on precise conventional steps performed with graceful and flowing movements
  • classical conditioning (noun)
    1. conditioning that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that evokes a reflex; the stimulus that evokes the reflex is given whether or not the conditioned response occurs until eventually the neutral stimulus comes to evoke the reflex
  • classical haemophilia (noun)
    1. haemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men
  • classical hemophilia (noun)
    1. hemophilia caused by a congenital deficiency of factor VIII; occurs almost exclusively in men
  • classical mechanics (noun)
    1. the branch of mechanics based on Newton's laws of motion
  • classical music (noun)
    1. traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
  • classical mythology (noun)
    1. especially the gods the system of mythology of the Greeks and Romans together; much of Roman mythology was borrowed from the Greeks
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