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classical

/ˈklæsɪkəl/KLA-sih-kuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈklæsɪkəl/KLA-sih-kuhl

Meaningrelating to the classics

Common meaning: of ancient Greece and Rome

Other meanings: traditional in style

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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’
  5. Englishformed in English from classicclassical‘of ancient Greece and Rome’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from classic + -al.

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

Source words

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

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