classical

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1. classical - Noun

2. classical - Adjective

3. classical - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. 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.

Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.

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Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world. Samuel Johnson

It has been shown that, in contrast to everything which classical national economy has hitherto taught, not the producer but the consumer is the ruling factor in economic life. Hjalmar Schacht

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not made a fool by it, may consider himself as having had a very narrow escape. William Hazlitt

The instrument of expansion of Classical civilization was a social organization, slavery. Carroll Quigley

A good deal of classical music is, today, the opium of the good citizen. George Steiner

So much of liberalism in its classical sense is taken for granted in the West today and even disrespected. We take freedom for granted, and because of this we don't understand how incredibly vulnerable it is. Niall Ferguson

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