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classical
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Definitions ofclassical
1noun
- One that is classical in some way; for example, a classical economist.
1adjective
- Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
- Describing European music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
- Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
- Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined
Example: "classical dance."
- Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.
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