Definition of classical

Overview of noun classical

The noun classical has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. classical music, classical, serious music

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

Overview of adj classical

The adj classical has 5 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (8) classical, classic

(of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture; "classic Cinese pottery")

2. (2) authoritative, classical, classic, definitive

(of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation")

3. classical

(of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome; " a classical scholar")

4. classical

((language) having the form used by ancient standard authors; "classical Greek)

5. classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman, Hellenic

(of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures; "classical mythology"; "classical)