Classical ˈklæsɪkl Adjective Composer/Musician/Pianist Concert Economics Smith Ricardo

• a classical composer/musician/pianist
• a classical concert
• the classical economics of smith and ricardo
• the classical theory of unemployment

classical

1. relating to classical music
• a classical composer/musician/pianist
• a classical concert
2. widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea
• the classical economics of Smith and Ricardo
• the classical theory of unemployment
• classical and modern ballet/dance
3. connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
• classical studies
• a classical scholar (= an expert in Latin and Greek)
• classical architecture
4. with all the features you would expect to find; very typical
• These are classical examples of food allergy.
5. ancient in its form and no longer used in a spoken form
• classical Arabic
6. simple and attractive
• the classical elegance of the design

Word Origin

• late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘outstanding of its kind’): from Latin classicus ‘belonging to a class’ (later ‘of the highest class’, from classis ‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’) + -al.