Classic ˈklæsɪk I Adjective Film/Story/Car/Game Grew Listening Rock

• a classic film/story/car/game
• i grew up listening to classic rock.
• a classic novel/study/goal
• this classic novel was first published in 1938.

classic

1. accepted or deserving to be accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind
• a classic film/story/car/game
• I grew up listening to classic rock.
• a classic novel/study/goal
• This classic novel was first published in 1938.
2. with all the features you would expect to find; very typical
• a classic example of poor communication
• This was a classic case of what not to do.
• She displayed the classic symptoms of depression.
• I made the classic mistake of clapping in a pause in the music!
3. attractive, but simple and traditional in style or design; not affected by changes in fashion
• a classic grey suit
• classic design
• a classic look

Extra Examples

• She was wearing a classic little black dress.
• The shop specializes in classic English style.
4. people say That’s classic! when they find something very funny, when they think somebody has been very stupid or when something annoying, but not surprising, happens
• She's not going to help? Oh, that's classic!

Word Origin

• early 17th cent.: from French classique or Latin classicus ‘belonging to a class or division’, later ‘of the highest class’, from classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’.