classical

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative

more classical

Superlative

most classical

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

classicals

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

2. 2.Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.

   • Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.

3. 3.Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

4. 4.Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.(informal)

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.One that is classical in some way; for example, a classical economist.

2. 2.Ellipsis of classical music.

3. 3.Ellipsis of classical chess.

   • When I want to have fun I play blitz. When I want to go deeper and work on improving my game, I play classical and I try to do it in tournament settings.

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Word family

• class
• classic