classic: meaning and definitions

Belonging to the highest rank or class.

Serving as the established model or standard: a classic example of colonial architecture.

Having lasting significance or worth; enduring.

Adhering or conforming to established standards and principles: a classic piece of research.

Of a well-known type; typical: a classic mistake.

Of or characteristic of the literature, art, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome; classical.

Formal, refined, and restrained in style.

Simple and harmonious; elegant: the classic cut of a suit; the classic lines of a clipper ship.

Having historical or literary associations: classic battlefields of the Civil War.

An artist, author, or work generally considered to be of the highest rank or excellence, especially one of enduring significance.

A work recognized as definitive in its field.

A literary work of ancient Greece or Rome.

The languages and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Used with the.

One that is of the highest rank or class: The car was a classic of automotive design.

A typical or traditional example.

Informal A superior or unusual example of its kind: The reason he gave for being late was a classic.

A traditional event, especially a major sporting event that is held annually: a golf classic.