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classic

('kl/&/s/I/k )

adjective (a)

of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture(adj.all)

Example:
Classic Cinese pottery.

Synonym:
classical
Antonym:
nonclassical

source: wordnet30
Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

a creation of the highest excellence(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
an artist who has created classic works(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

of recognized authority or excellence(adj.all)

Example:
Classical methods of navigation.

Synonym:
authoritative, classical, definitive

source: wordnet30
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures(adj.all)

Example:
Classical mythology.

Synonym:
classical, graeco-roman, greco-roman, hellenic

source: wordnet30

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