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Definitions for Classics

[1] of the first or highest quality, class, or rank: a classic piece of work.
[2] serving as a standard, model, or guide: the classic method of teaching arithmetic.
[3] of or relating to Greek and Roman antiquity, especially with reference to literature and art.
[4] modeled upon or imitating the style or thought of ancient Greece and Rome: The 17th and 18th centuries were obsessed with classic ideals.
[5] of or adhering to an established set of artistic or scientific standards or methods: a classic example of mid-Victorian architecture.
[6] basic; fundamental: the classic rules of warfare.
[7] of enduring interest, quality, or style: a classic design; classic clothes.
[8] of literary or historical renown: the classic haunts of famous writers.
[9] traditional or typical: a classic comedy routine.
[10] definitive: the classic reference work on ornithology.
[11] of or relating to automobiles distinguished by elegant styling, outstanding engineering, and fine workmanship that were built between about 1925 and 1948.
[12] an author or a literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality.
[13] an author or literary work of ancient Greece or Rome.
[14] classics, the literature and languages of ancient Greece and Rome (often preceded by the ).
[15] an artist or artistic production considered a standard.
[16] a work that is honored as definitive in its field: His handbook on mushrooms is a classic.
[17] something noteworthy of its kind and worth remembering: His reply was a classic.
[18] an article, as of clothing, unchanging in style: Her suit was a simple classic.
[19] a typical or traditional event, especially one that is considered to be highly prestigious or the most important of its kind: The World Series is the fall classic of baseball.
[20] Archaic . a classicist.
[21] the classics a body of literature regarded as great or lasting, esp that of ancient Greece or Rome
[22] the classics the ancient Greek and Latin languages
[23] (functioning as singular) ancient Greek and Roman culture considered as a subject for academic study
[24] of the highest class, esp in art or literature
[25] serving as a standard or model of its kind; definitive
[26] adhering to an established set of rules or principles in the arts or sciences a classic proof
[27] characterized by simplicity, balance, regularity, and purity of form; classical
[28] of lasting interest or significance
[29] continuously in fashion because of its simple and basic style a classic day dress
[30] an author, artist, or work of art of the highest excellence
[31] a creation or work considered as definitive
[32] horse racing any of the five principal races for three-year-old horses in Britain, namely the One Thousand Guineas, Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, Oaks, and Saint Leger a race equivalent to any of these in other countries

Words related to Classics

classicprototype, paradigm, exemplar, standard

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Origin of Classics

1605–15; (< French classique ) < Latin classicus belonging to a class, belonging to the first or highest class, equivalent to class(is ) class + -icus -ic

Words that may be confused with Classics

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Other words from Classics

non·clas·sic , adjective
pre·clas·sic , adjective
qua·si-clas·sic , adjective

Word origin for Classics

C17: from Latin classicus of the first rank, from classis division, rank, class

Synonyms for Classics

exemplar, paradigm, prototype, standard, chef d'oeuvre, magnum opus, tour de force