classical
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1. traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | chamber music, |
| definition | : | serious music performed by a small group of musicians (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | opera, |
| definition | : | a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | cantata, oratorio, |
| definition | : | a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | concerto, |
| definition | : | a composition for orchestra and a soloist (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | fugue, |
| definition | : | a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rondeau, rondo, |
| definition | : | a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sonata, |
| definition | : | a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms (noun.communication) |
2. of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture (adj.all)
| similar | : | neoclassic, neoclassical, |
| definition | : | characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | beaux arts, fine arts, |
| definition | : | the study and creation of visual works of art (noun.cognition) |
3. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures (adj.all)
| similar | : | classic, classical, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture (adj.all) |
4. of recognized authority or excellence (adj.all)
| similar | : | standard, |
| definition | : | established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence (adj.all) |
5. (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors (adj.all)
| similar | : | received, standard, |
| definition | : | conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers (adj.all) |
6. of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture (adj.all)
7. of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | classics, |
| definition | : | study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome (noun.cognition) |
8. of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture (adj.all)
9. of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | classics, |
| definition | : | study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome (noun.cognition) |
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