classic

Definitions of classic in various dictionaries:

noun - a creation of the highest excellence

noun - an artist who has created classic works

adj - of recognized authority or excellence

adj - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture

adj - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures

Belonging to the highest rank or class.

Serving as the established model or standard: a classic example of colonial architecture.

Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.

Adhering or conforming to established standards and principles: a classic piece of research.

Of a wellknown type; typical: a classic mistake.

Abbr.

Formal, refined, and restrained in style.

Simple and harmonious; elegant: the classic cut of a suit; the classic lines of a clipper ship.

Having historical or literary associations: classic battlefields of the Civil War.

An artist, author, or work generally considered to be of the highest rank or excellence, especially one of enduring significance.

A work recognized as definitive in its field.

A literary work of ancient Greece or Rome.

One that is of the highest rank or class: The car was a classic of automotive design.

A typical or traditional example.

A superior or unusual example of its kind: The reason he gave for being late was a classic.

A traditional event, especially a major sporting event that is held annually: a golf classic.

noun - a work of enduring excellence

CLASSIC - A classic is an outstanding example of a particular style; something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality; of the first or highest quality, cl...