1. • noun - traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
   • adj - of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture
   • adj - of recognized authority or excellence
   • adj - of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
   • adj - (language) having the form used by ancient standard authors
   • adj - of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
2. • Abbr.
   • Of or relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially their art, architecture, and literature.
   • Conforming to the artistic and literary models of ancient Greece and Rome.
   • Versed in the classics: a classical scholar.
   • Of or relating to the most artistically developed stage of a civilization: Chinese classical poetry.
   • Abbr.
   • Of or relating to European music during the latter half of the 18th and the early 19th centuries: a classical work by Mozart.
   • Of or relating to music in the educated European tradition, such as symphony and opera, as opposed to popular or folk music.
   • Of, relating to, or being a variety of a language that is epitomized by a prestigious body of literature.
   • Standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental: classical methods of navigation.
   • Well-known; classic: the classical argument between free trade and protectionism.
   • Of or relating to nonrelativistic or nonquantum physics: classical mechanics.
   • Relating to or consisting of studies in the humanities and general sciences: a classical curriculum.

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