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US
/ˈkɫæsɪks/
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[ UK /klˈæsɪks/ ]
[ UK /klˈæsɪks/ ]
NOUN
- study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
How To Use classics In A Sentence
- The conductor and the orchestra have played the melodious and popular classics ad infinitum and they want a change.
- Further it may be inferred from the purposes for which they were used that the tintinnabula of which we read in the classics, must at least in some instances have betokened hand-bells of larger size. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne
- While such drinks as the Sour Appletini have been getting lots of press lately, it seems the tried and true classics still lead the pack in popularity, at least according to the latest survey of bar managers and bartenders.
- Hot Wheels Classics: The Redline Era proudly showcases more than 500 spectacular color photos so some of the finest cars of this groundbreaking time.
- It suited a society that wanted a select few to pursue the life of the mind, through immersing themselves in such fusty subjects as Classics or philosophy, while everybody else did something less useless instead.
- But "LeAnn Rimes," the 17-year-old star's new CD of country classics, may be uniquely bizarre: not because it's unidiomatic, but because it's so emotionally empty. An Abc Of Country Song Covers
- Also the way he approaches the classics, indeed, the way he approaches all of history, is examined afresh.
- More homegrown products to enjoy include the legendary heroes of Lucha Libre: those uniquely Mexican wrestling creations who shifted their considerable weight from the lucha ring to the silver screen, and the accompanying lobby cards for their unabashedly shlocky movies are quite often classics. The lurid artistry of the Mexican lobby card
- La Caravelle may have a fancy nouvelle menu, but at this venerable institution, you really ought to study the classics.
- The classics are retained as a subject in which all must qualify; and the education provided for the ordinary passman is of a contemptible, smattering kind; it is really no education at all. From a College Window