Meaning

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

    of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.

  2. Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class or category; typical; archetypical; epitomic.

    He has a classic case of narcissism.

    klassisch

    класси́ческийklassíčeskij

  3. Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.

    "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a 1960 classic book by Harper Lee.

    klassisch

  4. Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage.

    watching classic movies as a hobby

  5. 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.

    1819, Felicia Hemans, The Widow of Crescentius Though throned midst Latium's classic plains.

  6. Traditional; original.

    Users who dislike the new visual layout can return to classic mode.

  7. (informal)Humorously ironic or apposite.

    It was classic—the way she slipped on a banana peel while she was telling us all to be careful!

Examples

122 sentences
  1. What's your favorite classic rock song?

    deWelches ist dein Lieblingstitel aus dem Klassik-Rock?

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  2. Which do you like better, blues or classic rock?

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  3. I want to get that classic car no matter how expensive it is.

    deIch will diesen Oldtimer haben, egal wie teuer er ist.

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  4. You aren't really going to get rid of your classic car, are you?

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  5. You're not really going to get rid of your classic car, are you?

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
exemplary of a particular style:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
exemplary of a particular style:

Origin

From French classique, from Latin classic(us) (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry

From French classique, from Latin classic(us) (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis. By surface analysis, class + -ic. Piecewise doublet of classy.

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Forms

more classic, most classic
Comparativemore classic Lesson
Superlativemost classic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.:classical
  • well-known and long-established in form or style:classical

Word family

18 related words

See also

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