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   Clas·sic

   /ˈklasik/

   

   adjective

   • 1. judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality and outstanding of its kind: "a classic novel" Similar definitiveauthoritativeoutstandingof the highest qualityfirst-ratefirst-classbestfinestexcellentsuperiormasterlyexemplaryconsummateideal
   • ▪ (of a garment or design) of a simple, elegant style not greatly subject to changes in fashion: "this classic navy blazer" Similar simpleelegantunderstatedunclutteredrestrainedtraditionaltime-honoredtimelessagelessabidingenduringimmortal
   • 2. remarkably and instructively typical: "Hamlet is the classic example of a tragedy" Similar typicalarchetypalquintessentialvintagemodelrepresentativeprototypicalparadigmaticperfectprimecopybooktextbookstandardcharacteristicstocktrue to formOpposite atypicalanomalous

   noun

   • 1. a work of art of recognized and established value: "his books have become classics"
   • ▪ a garment of a simple, elegant, and long-lasting style.
   • ▪ a thing which is memorable and a very good example of its kind: "he's hoping that tomorrow's game will be a classic"
   • 2. a school subject that involves the study of ancient Greek and Latin literature, philosophy, and history: "an honors degree in Classics"
   • ▪ the works of ancient Greek and Latin writers and philosophers.
   • ▪ a scholar of ancient Greek and Latin. dated
   • 3. a major sports tournament or competition, as in golf or tennis: "dozens of celebrity golfers attended the Bob Hope Desert Classic"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French classique or Latin classicus ‘belonging to a class or division’, later ‘of the highest class’, from classis (see class).

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