clas·si·cal

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• clas´si|cal|ly — clas|si|cal «KLAS uh kuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the literature, art, and life of ancient Greece and Rome: »classical studies. Classical languages include ancient Greek and the Latin of the ancient Romans. 2. excellent; first… …   Useful english dictionary

• clas|si|cal — «KLAS uh kuhl», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the literature, art, and life of ancient Greece and Rome: »classical studies. Classical languages include ancient Greek and the Latin of the ancient Romans. 2. excellent; first class: »a… …   Useful english dictionary

• clas|si|cal|i|ty — «KLAS uh KAL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. classical quality or style. 2. classical scholarship. 3. an instance or piece of classical learning, art, and the like …   Useful english dictionary

• clas´si|cal|ist — clas|si|cal|ism «KLAS uh kuh LIHZ uhm», noun. = classicism. (Cf. ↑classicism) –clas´si|cal|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• clas|si|cal|ism — «KLAS uh kuh LIHZ uhm», noun. = classicism. (Cf. ↑classicism) –clas´si|cal|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• clas|si|cal|ness — «KLAS uh kuhl nihs», noun. = classicality. (Cf. ↑classicality) …   Useful english dictionary

• i|con´o|clas´ti|cal|ly — i|con|o|clas|tic «y KON uh KLAS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with iconoclasts or iconoclasm: »Even the most iconoclastic young scholar hesitates to say anything unfavorable about a large foundation (New Yorker). –i|con´o|clas´ti|cal|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

• ne|o|clas|si|cal — «NEE oh KLAS uh kuhl, KLAHS », adjective. = neoclassic. (Cf. ↑neoclassic) …   Useful english dictionary

• post|clas|si|cal — «pohst KLAS uh kuhl», adjective. existing or occurring after the classic or classical period, especially of Greek and Latin literature or art …   Useful english dictionary

• pseu|do|clas|si|cal — «SOO doh KLAS uh kuhl», adjective. = pseudoclassic. (Cf. ↑pseudoclassic) …   Useful english dictionary