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Definition of Classic

1. Adjective. Of recognized authority or excellence. "Classical methods of navigation"

2. Noun. A creation of the highest excellence.

3. Adjective. Of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture. "Classic Cinese pottery"

4. Noun. An artist who has created classic works.

5. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures. "Classical mythology"

Definition of Classic

1. a. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

2. n. A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language.

Definition of Classic

1. Adjective. exemplary of a particular style ¹

2. Adjective. exhibiting timeless quality ¹

3. Adjective. (euphemistic) traditional; original ¹

4. Noun. A perfect and/or early example of a particular style. ¹

5. Noun. An artistic work of lasting worth ¹

6. Noun. A major, long-standing sporting event ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Classic

1. a work of enduring excellence [n -S]

Medical Definition of Classic

1. Of first class of rank, standard. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Literary usage of Classic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diderot and the Encyclopædists by John Morley (1884)
"The truth is that it was impossible for an effective antagonism to the classic school to rise in the mind of an Encyclopaedist, for the reason that the ..."

2. Unicorns by James Huneker (1917)
"CHAPTER XXI THE classic CHOPIN THAT Chopin is a classic need not be unduly insisted upon; he is classic in the sense of representing the best in musical ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Among notable public buildings of the period ought to be mentioned Norman Shaw's New Scotland Yard, built in a style neither classic nor Gothic, ..."

4. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"moreover, this classic severity of form was quite unsuited to Mr. Arnold's genius. Mr. Arnold, if one of the most sensitive, flexible and tender, ..."

5. The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism by Confucius, James Legge (1899)
"The character King has been explained in the Introduction to the Shu King, p. a ; and the title, Hsiao King, means ' the classic of Filial Piety.' 2. ..."

6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Form received the most careful attention; versification was regulated by the strictest rules; the language, the classic Middle High German, is extremely ..."

7. The Art of the Italian Renaissance: A Handbook for Students and Travellers by Heinrich Wölfflin (1903)
"It seems to thrust us out of the brilliant, living world into an airless space, the abode of shadows, not of human beings with warm red blood. classic Art ..."

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