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单词 classical
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classicaladjective

uk/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl/

classical adjective (MUSIC)

A2 Classical music is considered to be part of a long, formal tradition and to be of lasting value:

Do you prefer classical music like Mozart and Mahler, or pop?

specialized music used to refer to a style of music written in Europe between about 1750 and 1830:

The works of Haydn and Mozart belong to the classical period.

More examples

  • The newcomer on the radio scene is a commercial station devoted to classical music.
  • Some critics say he prostituted his musical skills by going into pop rather than staying with classical music.
  • What do you want to listen to - jazz, classical or pop?
  • I'm not very big on classical music.
  • In the classical music world these days, authentic instruments are where it's at.

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Types of music

  • ambient music
  • anthemic
  • atonal
  • backing
  • bhangra
  • blues
  • elegiac
  • elevator music
  • funk
  • gospel
  • goth
  • melodic
  • popular music
  • raga
  • ragga
  • Rastafarian
  • reggae
  • unaccompanied
  • unplayable
  • world music

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classical adjective (TRADITIONAL)

C2 traditional in style or form, or based on methods developed over a long period of time:

Does she study classical ballet or modern ballet?
He is one of our greatest classical actors.

used to describe something that is attractive because it has a simple, traditional style:

I love the classical lines of his dress designs.

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Custom, tradition & conformity

  • apple pie
  • as American as apple pie idiom 1
  • backward-looking
  • backwards
  • be (like) sheep idiom
  • blend into the scenery idiom
  • cue
  • folk
  • folk memory
  • folklore
  • follow the crowd idiom
  • go/swim against the tide idiom
  • nonconformist
  • norm
  • orthodoxy
  • patrimony
  • reactionary
  • scenery
  • sheep
  • zeitgeist

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Attractive

classical adjective (CULTURE)

belonging to or relating to the culture of ancient Rome and Greece:

the classical world
classical literature
See also
neoclassical

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Ancient history: before 500 AD

  • ancient
  • antiquity
  • archaic
  • Celt
  • centurion
  • Colosseum
  • Grecian
  • Hellenic
  • Hippocrates
  • legion
  • mummy
  • necropolis
  • neoclassical
  • Neogene
  • palaeo-
  • Saturnalia
  • the Bronze Age
  • the Christian era
  • the Iron Age
  • Tigris

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classically
adverb uk/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˈklæs.ɪ.kəl.i/

She is a classically trained dancer.
The dress combines stylish lines with an attractive floral print for a classically feminine look.
a classically beautiful face
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