Classic Definition

klăsĭk
classics
adjective
Belonging to the highest rank or class.
American Heritage
Of the highest class; being a model of its kind; excellent; standard; authoritative; established.
A classic example of expressionism.
Webster's New World

Classical.

Webster's New World
Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.
American Heritage
Adhering or conforming to established standards and principles.
A classic piece of research.
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noun
classics
A writer, artist, etc. or a literary or artistic work that is generally recognized as excellent, authoritative, etc.
Webster's New World
The works produced by the outstanding authors of ancient Greece and Rome.
Webster's New World
The field of study dealing with these works and with ancient Greek and Latin.
Her major is classics.
Webster's New World
The languages and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Used with the.
American Heritage
One that is of the highest rank or class.
The car was a classic of automotive design.
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Other Word Forms of Classic

Noun

Singular:
classic
Plural:
classics

Origin of Classic

  • From French classique, from Latin classicus (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis

    From Wiktionary

Classic Sentence Examples

  • I guess I wanted to ask you the classic question.

  • Isn't that a classic definition of good politician?

  • A car is a classic.

  • Anatole was sitting upright in the classic pose of military dandies, the lower part of his face hidden by his beaver collar and his head slightly bent.

  • It has passed through a far greater number of editions than any other work on natural history in the whole world, and has become emphatically an English classic - the graceful simplicity of its style, the elevating tone of its spirit, and the sympathetic chords it strikes recommending it to every lover of Nature, while the severely scientific reader can scarcely find an error in any statement it contains, whether of matter of fact or opinion.

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Words Starting With

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