classical
noun
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Sense 1 noun
traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
Types & categories
- music genre hypernym
- chamber music hyponym
- opera hyponym
- cantata hyponym
- concerto hyponym
- fugue hyponym
- rondeau hyponym
- sonata hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture
classic Cinese pottery
Related & opposite
- nonclassical antonym
- fine arts domain topic
- Hellenic similar to
- neoclassic similar to
Sense 3 adjective
of recognized authority or excellence
the definitive work on Greece
Related & opposite
- standard similar to
Sense 4 adjective
of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
a classical scholar
Related & opposite
- classics pertains to
Sense 5 adjective
(language) having the form used by ancient standard authors
classical Greek
Related & opposite
- received similar to
Sense 6 adjective
of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
classical mythology
Related & opposite
- classical similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | music genre |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chamber music |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | opera |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cantata |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | concerto |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fugue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rondeau |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sonata |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | nonclassical |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | fine arts |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | Hellenic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | neoclassic |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | standard |
| 4 | pertains to | Related & opposite | classics |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | received |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | classical |