| ADJECTIVE | all | classical, classic | of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture |
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| pert | classical | of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome | |
| all | classical | (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors | |
| all | classical, classic | well-known and long-established in form or style | |
| all | classical | (physics) relating to or based on concepts that preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics | |
| all | classical | of or relating to music in the European tradition, such as symphonies and operas | |
| all | classical, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman | of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures | |
| NOUN | communication | classical, classical music, serious music | traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste |
| Sounds | klae'sihkahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture. | |
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| Synonym | classic | |
| Narrower | classical, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures |
| classical | Of or relating to music in the European tradition, such as symphonies and operas | |
| classical | (physics) relating to or based on concepts that preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics | |
| neoclassic, neoclassical | characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style | |
| Opposite | nonclassical | not classical |
| Spanish | clásico | |
| Catalan | clàssic | |
| Adverbs | classically | in the manner of Greek and Roman / Roman culture |
| Meaning | Of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome. | |
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| Example | "a classical scholar" | |
| Nouns | classics | study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome |
| Meaning | (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors. | |
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| Example | "classical Greek | |
| Broader | standard, received | conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers |
| Meaning | Well-known and long-established in form or style. | |
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| Example | "a classical ballet" | |
| Synonym | classic | |
| Broader | traditional | Consisting of or derived from tradition |
| Meaning | (physics) relating to or based on concepts that preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics. | |
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| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | classical, classic | Of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture |
| Meaning | Of or relating to music in the European tradition, such as symphonies and operas. | |
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| Example | "classical music" | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Broader | classical, classic | Of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture |
| Meaning | Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures. | |
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| Synonyms | Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman | |
| Category | fine arts, beaux arts | The study and creation of visual works of art |
| Broader | classical, classic | Of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture |
| Spanish | clásico, grecorromano, helénico | |
| Catalan | clàssic, grecoromà, hel·lènic | |
| Meaning | Traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste. | |
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| Synonyms | classical music, serious music | |
| Narrower | cantata, oratorio | A musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text |
| chamber music | serious music performed by a small group of musicians | |
| concerto | A composition for orchestra and a soloist | |
| fugue | A musical form consisting of a theme repeated / repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement | |
| opera | A drama set to music | |
| rondo, rondeau | A musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata | |
| sonata | A musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms | |
| Broader | music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style | An expressive style of music |
| Spanish | clásico, música clásica | |
| Catalan | música clàssica | |
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