classical

classical
clas•si•cal
[[t]ˈklæs ɪ kəl[/t]] adj.
1) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Greek and Roman antiquity:
classical literature; classical languages[/ex]
2) conforming to ancient Greek and Roman models in literature or art, or to later systems modeled upon them
3) marked by classicism:
classical simplicity[/ex]
4) mad
a) of, pertaining to, or being music of the European tradition marked by sophistication of structural elements and embracing opera, art song, symphonic and chamber music, and works for solo instrument
b) of, pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to the chiefly homophonic musical style of the latter half of the 18th and the early 19th centuries
5) archit.
a) of or pertaining to the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome, characterized esp. by the employment of orders
Compare order 24), b)
b) archit. of or pertaining to any style of architecture imitating the architecture of ancient Greece or Rome; neoclassic
c) archit. simple, reposeful, well-proportioned, or symmetrical in a manner suggesting the architecture of ancient Greece and Rome
6) lit. fia (often cap.) of or pertaining to a style of literature or art that adheres to established treatments and critical standards and that emphasizes formal simplicity, balance, and controlled emotion
(contrasted with romantic 7)).
7) pertaining to or versed in the ancient classics:
a classical scholar[/ex]
8) edu relating to or teaching academic branches of knowledge, as distinguished from technical subjects
9) accepted as standard and authoritative, as distinguished from novel or experimental:
classical physics[/ex]
10) mad classical music
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Etymology: 1580–90 clas`si•cal′i•ty, clas′si•cal•ness, n. clas′si•cal•ly, adv.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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