classic

²classic

noun

Definition of CLASSIC

1

: a literary work of ancient Greece or Rome

2

a : a work of enduring excellence; also : its author b : an authoritative source

3

: a typical or perfect example

4

: a traditional event <a football classic>

Examples of CLASSIC

1. That car is a classic.
2. I like to read the classics.
3. He teaches classics at the local university.
4. She studied classics in college.
5. an interest in the classics
6. The football game is a Thanksgiving classic.

First Known Use of CLASSIC

1711

Related to CLASSIC

Synonyms: beau ideal, ideal, eidolon, exemplar, idea, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, paragon, patron saint

Related Words: role model; embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification, phantom, pink; archetype, example, mirror, paradigm, pattern; guideline, principle, rule; gauge (also gage), standard, touchstone; essence, quintessence; acme, apex, apotheosis, culmination, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith

Near Antonyms: bomb, catastrophe, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, loser, turkey, washout

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Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody