Definition of Classic

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Classic

Alt. of Classical

A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language.

One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature.

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Classic Quotations

'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.
Mark Twain

I had a really good childhood up until I was nine, then a classic case of divorce really affected me.
Kurt Cobain

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values.
Abraham Maslow

Instead of stubbornly attempting to use surrealism for purposes of subversion, it is necessary to try to make of surrealism something as solid, complete and classic as the works of museums.
Salvador Dali

I am Classic Rock Revisited. I revisit it every waking moment of my life because it has the spirit and the attitude and the fire and the middle finger. I am Rosa Parks with a Gibson guitar.
Ted Nugent

It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it.
Don Adams

I've been fortunate to be in films that are classic, that are going to be around.
Samuel L. Jackson

A classic is a book that doesn't have to be written again.
W. E. B. Du Bois

And I thought, when I have kids, that's the sort of well told, silly, and fun fairy tale that I would want to take them to. But it was an amazing experience. And I think Shrek is a real classic, a fairy tale classic.
Mike Myers

I never really had the classic struggle. I had faith.
Denzel Washington

Classic Translations

classic in Afrikaans is klassiek
classic in Dutch is klassikaal, klassiek
classic in French is classique
classic in German is klassisch
classic in Swedish is klassisk

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