Of or relating to the ancient Greek or Latin writers whose works form a canon of acknowledged excellence; of or relating to the works themselves…

= pre-classical, adj.

Of or pertaining to the reign of any of the Swedish kings named Gustavus, spec. of Gustavus III (1771–1792) and Gustavus IV (1792–1809); used esp…

Of or pertaining to the silver age of Latin (see silver age, n. 1b).

Occurring in or characteristic of a period prior to one regarded as classical, esp. in music, literature, or ancient history.

Any one of three important Tamil literary academies in southern India which flourished until the 4th century a.d. Also used attributively to…