classical B1 Topic:Culture & History US /ˈklɛs.ɪ.kəl/ UK /ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/ See IPA manual Freq #6243 Meanings 1 adj Relating to traditional, serious music written by composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. She enjoys listening to classical music while she studies. 2 adj Relating to ancient Greece and Rome and their culture. He studied classical literature at university. 3 adj Based on long-established ideas and methods in a subject. The lecture covered classical theories of economics. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · relating to ancient greece... ancient 3 adj · based on long-established... conventionaltraditional More classic Word family Derived forms anteclassicalanticlassicalclassicalismclassicalistclassicalityclassicalizationclassicalizeclassicallyclassicalnessclassicalonepiclassicalextraclassical Related forms classicism Common collocations classical music Adjective + noun classical philology Adjective + noun classical scholar Adjective + noun Etymology AI details See classic § Etymology for history. By surface analysis, class + -ical or classic + -al or class + -ic + -al Topics Culture & History External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # classical **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈklɛs.ɪ.kəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/ **Frequency rank:** 6243 ## Meanings 1. Relating to traditional, serious music written by composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. 2. Relating to ancient Greece and Rome and their culture. 3. Based on long-established ideas and methods in a subject. ## Examples - She enjoys listening to classical music while she studies. - He studied classical literature at university. - The lecture covered classical theories of economics. ## Synonyms - classic ## Derived Forms - anteclassical - anticlassical - classicalism - classicalist - classicality - classicalization - classicalize - classically - classicalness - classicalon - epiclassical - extraclassical ## Related Forms - classicism ## Etymology See classic § Etymology for history. By surface analysis, class + -ical or classic + -al or class + -ic + -al ## AI Etymology classical is an adjective. See classic § Etymology for history. By surface analysis, class + -ical or classic + -al or class + -ic + -al. Current senses include relating to traditional, serious music written by composers such as Mozart and Beethoven, relating to ancient Greece and Rome and their culture, and based on long-established ideas and methods in a subject. Derived forms include anteclassical, anticlassical, classicalism, classicalist, and classicality. Related words include classicism. ## Topics - Culture & History markdown