classical

CEFRB1

/ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l/

adjective

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As is often the case with educated people, he likes classical music better than jazz.
I was keen on classical music in my school days.

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Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

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Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

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He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college.
a classical scholar
classical dance

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... Mr. Greaves, who may be juſtly reckoned a Claſſical Author on this Subject.
1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures Explain'd and Exemplify'd in Several Dissertations, page 15
Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN,...
But she’s not just classy; she’s classical: so deeply versed in tap tradition and technique that she has the whole of it at her command and never has to worry.
2022 July 27, Brian Seibert, “Dormeshia Coasts On Her Tap Mystery In 'Rhythm Is Life'”, in New York Times
Similarly, the new classicals never claimed to be Austrians, nor did they ever make the attempt to meet Austrian objections. Therefore, we cannot fault them for not using this methodology. Nevertheless, new classicals constantly preach […]
2002, James E Hartley, James E. Hartley, The Representative Agent in Macroeconomics, Routledge, →ISBN, page 120
When I want to have fun I play blitz. When I want to go deeper and work on improving my game, I play classical and I try to do it in tournament settings.
2015 November 3, solskytz, “IM Greg Shahade: "Slow Chess should die a fast death"”, in Chess.com

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See classic § Etymology for history. By surface analysis, class + -ical or classic + -al or class + -ic + -al