classical
Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or artOf or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
» I don't have any classical music.
У мене немає класичної музики.
Meaning
8 sensesOf or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture
Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
(informal)Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
klassisch
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.
klassisch
класси́ческийklassíčeskij
Knowledgeable or skilled in the classics; versed in the classics.
a classical scholar
Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined
classical dance
1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume 1, page 151. Classical, provincial, and national synods.
klassisch, klassisch
класси́ческийklassíčeskij, класси́ческийklassíčeskij
класи́чнийklasýčnyj
Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.
klassisch
Examples
258 sentencesI don't have any classical music.
У мене немає класичної музики.
I like music, especially classical music.
Я люблю музику, особливо класичну.
ruЯ люблю музыку, особенно классическую.
deIch mag Musik, besonders klassische Musik.
I only listen to classical music.
Я слухаю лише класичну музику.
Tom doesn't know anything about classical music.
Том нічого не знає про класичну музику.
ruТом ничего не знает о классической музыке.
Tom likes classical music, but Mary doesn't.
Тому подобається класична музика, а Мері ні.
ruТом любит классическую музыку, а Мэри нет.
deTom hört gern klassische Musik – Maria nicht.
Translations
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Origin
See classic § Etymology for history. By surface analysis, class + -ical or classic + -al oSee classic § Etymology for history. By surface analysis, class + -ical or classic + -al or class + -ic + -al
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Forms
more classical, most classical| Comparative | more classical Lesson |
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| Superlative | most classical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.:classic
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture:Greco-RomanGraeco-Roman
- well-known and long-established in form or style:classic
Antonyms
7 antonymsWord family
50 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
9 patterns- classical music
- to classical music
- listening to classical
- like classical music
- about classical music
- like classical
- lot about classical
- much about classical
- classical music is