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1widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea the classical economics of Smith and Ricardo the classical theory of unemployment classical and modern ballet2connected with or [..]
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1590s, "of the highest rank" (originally in literature), from classic + -al (1). Classical music (1836) was defined originally against romantic music. [I]n general, as now used, the term cla [..]
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Relating to ancient Greece and Rome, especially in the context of art, architecture, and literature.
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The period of music history which dates from the mid 1700’s to mid 1800’s. The music was spare and emotionally reserved, especially when compared to Romantic and Boroque music.
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having to do with the empires and cultures of ancient Greece and ancient Rome.
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The word is widely used to describe something which is an exemplar of quality. In an art-historical context it is often employed to describe the culture and artefacts of Greco-Roman antiquity (as well [..]
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The term in Western culture is usually used in reference to the art, architecture, drama, philosophy, literature, and history surrounding the Greeks and Romans between 1000 BCE and 410 BCE. Works crea [..]
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(revision in progress) Cliché:
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Referring to the writings, models, and economic assumptions of the first century of economics, including Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and John Stuart Mill.
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Classical usually refers to Greek and Roman antiquity — the classical period is said by many to run from the earliest Greek literature (Homer's epic poems) through the closing days of t [..]
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A term that refers to the ideals and styles of ancient Greece and Rome, as embodied in art, literature, architecture and philosophy, and as interpreted and reinterpreted by later generations. From the [..]
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(n) 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 civ [..]
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serious and formal in nature.
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1) Art or “serious” music as opposed to “popular” music. 2) A period in music history generally regarded as approximately 1750-1820. 3) Music using the basic characteristics of a style emphasizing bal [..]
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Relating to European music during the latter half of the 18th and the early 19th centuries.
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Relating to the culture of ancient Greece and Rome (classical Antiquity). The classical world played a profoundly important role in the Renaissance, with Italian scholars, writers, and artists seeing [..]
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1. A playing style based on the formation of a full pawn centre. The strategic concepts involved are seen as ultimate laws, and therefore rather dogmatic.
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According to Lucas (1998), a classical theory would have no explicit reference to preferences. Contrast neoclassical.
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Belonging to Greek and Roman antiquity, the term is used to describe art in conformity with the standards of the ancient Greeks and Romans and their emphasis on simplicity of line, symmetry and dignit [..]
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This term has come to have several meaning. Originally it was used when referring to the art of ancient Greece produced during the fifth and fourth centuries B.C. Later it included all works of art cr [..]
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a musical style period characterized by emotional restraint in which formal structure and design play a predominant part; the term usually refers to the period of Haydn and Mozart, the second half of [..]
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a term used to describe the ancient Greek and Roman period between the 5C BCE and the 1C CE.
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A broad term used to describe the history and culture of Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece and associated civilisations in the area of the Mediterranean during the period from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD.
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This refers to the styles of art and architecture of the Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. In architecture this saw the formalisation of building, with the use of elements such as porticos and co [..]
Source: dkt.co.uk

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Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art. * Arbuthnot *: Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical author on this subject. Of or pertaining to established [..]
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