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classic

/ˈklæsɪk/KLA-sik
/ˈklæsɪk/KLA-sik

Meaningrelating to the highest class

Common meaning: of lasting high quality

Other meanings: typical

Journey through time

  1. Latinclassem‘a class’source
  2. Frenchclasse‘a rank, order’source
  3. Englishclass‘a group or rank’
  4. Englishformed in English from classclassic‘of lasting high quality’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from class + -ic.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CLASS, p.113 · scan

Source words

  • classem Latin · source word “a class of citizens”

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