Defenition of the word classical
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Defenition of the word classical
- The period in European music from roughly the mid 1700's to the early 1800's.
- Referring to the culture, art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome.
- A traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste.
- of recognized authority or excellence; "the definitive work on Greece"; "classical methods of navigation"
- (fine arts) of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times
- of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times
- traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
- of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture
- of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
- of recognized authority or excellence
- (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors
- of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
Synonyms for the word classical
Similar words in the classical
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- classic
- Graeco-Roman
- greco-roman
- hellenic
- neoclassic
- neoclassical
- standard
Hyponyms for the word classical
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- cantata
- chamber music
- concerto
- fugue
- opera
- oratorio
- rondeau
- rondo
- sonata
Hypernyms for the word classical
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- genre
- music genre
- musical genre
- musical style
Antonyms for the word classical
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