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classic
adj
    1. Made of or belonging to the highest quality; established as the best.
      Thesaurus: enduring, ageless, time-honoured, standard, traditional, established; ideal, exemplary, consummate, quintessential, characteristic.
    2. Entirely typical.
    3. Simple, neat and elegant, especially in a traditional style.
noun
    1. An established work of literature.
    2. An outstanding example of its type.
      Thesaurus: masterpiece, model, pièce de résistance, paradigm, standard, chef d'oeuvre, exemplar, masterwork, prototype.
    3. Something, eg an item of clothing, which will always last, irrespective of fashions and fads.
      Example: the little black dress, a classic of the 50s
    4. A celebrated annual sporting event, especially a horse race. See also the Classics.
      Form: Classic
Derivative: classically
    In a classic or classical way.
    So as to be classical.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin classicus relating to classes, especially the best.



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