classical
adjectiveDivide classical into syllables:
clas · si · cal
How to pronounce classical:
Definition of classical:
- classical (adjective):
- standard, classic
- denoting serious art or music in general
- of or relating to the most highly developed stage of an earlier civilisation and its culture.
Synonyms for classical:
authentic
classic
conventional
customary
established
graeco-roman
greco-roman
hellenic
historic
historical
long-established
neoclassical
old
prescriptive
time-honoured
traditional
usual
Antonyms for classical:
complicated
unclassical
Other 3-syllable words like classical
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- computing
- concentrates
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- concerning
- concertly
- concession
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- concurrent
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- conducted
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- conductress
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