LekhoriLekhoriOf or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]
Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.
He has a classic case of narcissism.
Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" is a 1960 classic book by Harper Lee.
A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence.
JAMES CARTER: The man's destroying a classic!
The author of such a work.
From French classique, from Latin classicus (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis. By surface analysis, class + -ic. Piecewise doublet of classy.
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It was the first work to which he had put his name; and it at once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic.