- accepted or deserving to be accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind
- a classic film/story/game
- I grew up listening to classic rock.
- a classic novel/study/goal
- This classic novel was first published in 1938.
- (also less frequent classical)with all the features you would expect to find; very typical
- a classic example of poor communication
- This was a classic case of what not to do.
- She displayed the classic symptoms of depression.
- I made the classic mistake of clapping in a pause in the music!
- attractive, but simple and traditional in style or design; not affected by changes in fashion
- a classic grey suit
- classic design
- a classic look
Which Word? classic / classicalclassic / classicalThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:classic ~ classical ~ example music case ballet novel architecture work scholar car period - Classic describes something that is accepted as being of very high quality and one of the best of its kind:
- a classic movie/work
- a classic example/mistake
- classic design
- Classical describes a form of traditional Western music and other things that are traditional in style:
- a classical composer
- a classical theory
- a classical scholar
- classical mythology.
Extra Examples- She was wearing a classic little black dress.
- The shop specializes in classic English style.
- (informal) people say That’s classic! when they find something very funny, when they think somebody has been very stupid or when something annoying, but not surprising, happens
- She's not going to help? Oh, that's classic!
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French classique or Latin classicus ‘belonging to a class or division’, later ‘of the highest class’, from classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’.
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