classic

adjective more classic · most classic · classick

1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]
2. Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class or category; typical; archetypical; epitomic. He has a classic case of narcissism.
3. Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence. "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a classic 1960 novel by Harper Lee.
4. Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage. watching classic movies as a hobby
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. 1819, Felicia Hemans, The Widow of Crescentius Though throned midst Latium's classic plains.
6. Traditional; original. Users who dislike the new visual layout can return to classic mode.
7. informal Humorously ironic or apposite. It was classic—the way she slipped on a banana peel while she was telling us all to be careful!

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noun classics · classick

1. A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
2. An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence. JAMES CARTER: The man's destroying a classic!
3. The author of such a work. It was the first work to which he had put his name; and it at once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic.
4. A major, long-standing sporting event.
5. Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season. The goal of the top horses was to win a Classic (or preferably three, thus claiming the Triple Crown) or the Ascot Gold Cup, […]
6. dated One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature.