classical — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

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

   Esempi

   ... Mr. Greaves, who may be juſtly reckoned a Claſſical Author on this Subject.

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

   Sinonimi

   traditionalconventionalcanonical

   Contrari

   modernexperimental

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

   Contrari

   popularcontemporary

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

   Uso

   • informale

5. 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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   ancientHellenicRoman

   Esempi

   He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college.

6. Knowledgeable or skilled in the classics; versed in the classics.

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   a classical scholar

   But she’s not just classy; she’s classical: so deeply versed in tap tradition and technique that she has the whole of it at her command and never has to worry.

7. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined

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   classical dance

   1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume 1, page 151. Classical, provincial, and national synods.

8. Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.

   Contrari

   quantumrelativistic

Sostantivo

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

   Uso

   • numerabile

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   Similarly, the new classicals never claimed to be Austrians, nor did they ever make the attempt to meet Austrian objections. Therefore, we cannot fault them for not using this methodology. Nevertheless, new classicals constantly preach […]

Aggettivo

1. of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.

   Sinonimi

   classic

   Contrari

   nonclassical

   Esempi

   classic Chinese pottery

   classical Marxism

2. of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

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   a classical scholar

3. of or relating to the languages used by ancient standard authors

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   classical Greek

4. well-known and long-established in form or style

   Sinonimi

   classic

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   a classical ballet

   classic double-breasted suit

   Altri esempi (1)

   the classic struggle between good and evil

5. (physics) relating to or based on concepts that preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics

6. of or relating to music in the European tradition, such as symphonies and operas

   Esempi

   classical music

7. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, literature, or culture

   Sinonimi

   Greco-RomanGraeco-Roman

   Esempi

   classical mythology

   the classical world

Sostantivo

1. traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste

   Sinonimi

   classical musicserious music

   Termini più generali

   music genremusical genremusical style