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UK
/klˈæsɪk/
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[ US /ˈkɫæsɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫæsɪk/ ]
NOUN
- an artist who has created classic works
- a creation of the highest excellence
ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.
classic Chinese pottery
classical Marxism -
well-known and long-established in form or style
a classical ballet
classic double-breasted suit
the classic struggle between good and evil
the classic struggle between good and evil -
of a well-known type; remarkably typical
the classic struggle between good and evil
she made the classic mistake of choosing style over substance
I woke up with all the classic symptoms of the flu
the classic struggle between good and evil -
considered of the highest quality and lasting significance or worth
`War and Peace' is a classic novel
a classic car
How To Use classic In A Sentence
- Gone was the prim nodus; instead her long hair was parted in the center and allowed to fall loose under a veil, in a deliberate echo of the statuary poses of classical goddesses. Caesars’ Wives
- Hmm... a bit of Googling produces this short book review by Charles Solomon, which has the line: "As an essayist, Didion lacks the hyaline profundity of Susan Sontag or the classical erudition of Marguerite Yourcenar ... Making Light: Open thread 136
- If head-to-toe leopard seems a bit too Big Cat Diary to appeal, then a waterproof rucksack or bumbag in the same print are an easy way to add a distinctive touch to a more classic outfit. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
- It will take away from the classic perspective of looking at city hall dead on.
- In present-day usage, despite Fowler's strictures, concern for classical and linguistic purity is minimal and the coining of etymological hybrids is casual and massive.
- The neo-classical house features a main doorway framed with Ionic pillars and topped by a balustraded balcony complete with carved stone coat of arms.
- All forms of classical orthodoxy either explicitly reject or reject in principle kenotic theology.
- For shade, the ramada, a classic freestanding, open-air structure, is still a common feature in desert gardens.
- VARIOUS LEATHER PICTURE, It's a high classic decoration , made by hand, use nature color and veins of leather to make design, it shows obvious stereoscopy like relief sculpture but softly .
- His hobbies included tending the many trees in his garden, hillwalking, classical music, opera and photography. Times, Sunday Times
