Definition of classical

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Classical (n.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. 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..

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Text-book :: Text-book (n.) A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures or comments; hence, any manual of instruction; a schoolbook..
Classical :: Classical (n.) Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art..
Classic :: Classic (n.) One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature..
Classically :: Classically (adv.) In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of classes or sets.
Classicalism :: Classicalism (n.) Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.
Classicalness :: Classicalness (n.) The quality of being classical.
Classical :: Classical (n.) Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style..
Aegicrania :: Aegicrania (n. pl.) Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls..
Cavetto :: Cavetto (n.) A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture. See Illust. of Column.
Wedge :: Wedge (n.) The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the classical tripos; -- so called after a person (Wedgewood) who occupied this position on the first list of 1828.
Classical :: Classical (n.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. 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..
Daisy :: Daisy (n.) A genus of low herbs (Bellis), belonging to the family Compositae. The common English and classical daisy is B. prennis, which has a yellow disk and white or pinkish rays..
Sanskrit :: Sanskrit (n.) The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe, classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they are all descended, is a most important assistance in determining their history and relations. Cf. Prakrit, and Veda..
Classicism :: Classicism (n.) A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism.
Classically :: Classically (adv.) In a classical manner; according to the manner of classical authors.
Revive :: Revive (v. i.) Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity, neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in the fifteenth century..
Portico :: Portico (n.) A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building..
Academical :: Academical (a.) Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific..
Base :: Base (a.) Not classical or correct.
Fret :: Fret (n.) An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art..
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