of recognized authority or excellence; " the definitive work on Greece"; " classical methods of navigation"

( fine arts) of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times

Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.

Belonging to ancient Greek and Latin authors of the first rank; resembling the pure and elegant literature of ancient Greece and Rome; of the first rank, especially in literature and the fine arts, so as to be academic and authoritative; pure; correct; refined; versed in the classics; pertaining to a class or classes.

Pert. to authors of the highest rank; chaste; pure; refined.

The creation of a formal tradition upon classical lines is never without its danger, and it is sad to find the provincial towns of France, once so varied and individual in artistic expression, writing to Paris for designs and advice. – Reviews by Oscar Wilde

He was a most distinguished classical scholar as well as poet. – Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Mary Somerville

But his most interesting, and probably his most valuable work, the Lives of the Twelve Caesars, has made him one of the most widely known of the later classical writers. – Latin Literature by J. W. Mackail

This was a classical tradition and was one which well applied to the Greek and Latin languages. – Oscar Wilde by Leonard Cresswell Ingleby

Not like Science and Literature and Classical Music and Philosophy and Art. – Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

Then I read quietly, usually a classical subject, till 11; and I never, even in the times when I might seem most severely pressed, sat up later. – Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy by George Biddell Airy

It takes the sort of man you are to strike classical attitudes. – The Danger Mark by Robert W. Chambers

That there should be a disposition here to look coldly upon the old- fashioned classical education is not wonderful. – Town Life in Australia 1883 by R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny

In the case of the New Testament, a knowledge of classical Greek will not be sufficient. – Companion to the Bible by E. P. Barrows

We will passical the classical and preserve what joy we have left. – The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum

All my own education was classical. – The Forerunners by Romain Rolland

She is attired in the classical figurante's costume. – Promenades of an Impressionist by James Huneker

Some of the cootie stories have become classical, like this one which was told from the North Sea to the Swiss border. – A Yankee in the Trenches by R. Derby Holmes

M. Buchor has had to go to German classical musicians almost entirely, and, generally speaking, his choice has been a happy one. – Musicians of To-Day by Romain Rolland Commentator: Claude Landi

This is the opposite of the belief of the classical school. – Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben P. Halleck

London, 1850. Anthon, C.: Classical Dictionary. – Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Henry Theophilus Finck