noun
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One that is classical in some way; for example, a classical economist.
adjective
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Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
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Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
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Describing European music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
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Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially 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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Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined
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classical dance.
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Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.