classical
Seed from Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025
Meanings by context
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- definition of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
- definition of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
- definition of or relating to the languages used by ancient standard authors
- definition well-known and long-established in form or style
- definition (physics) relating to or based on concepts that preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics
- definition of or relating to music in the European tradition, such as symphonies and operas
- definition of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture
- definition traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste