classical
part of speech
adjective (classical)
meaning for a pupil
1) To do with ancient Greece and Rome, their languages, art and ideas: classical history, classical languages. tree →
2) (music) Serious, traditional Western music by composers like Mozart and Beethoven, played by orchestras: classical music. tree →
3) Traditional and accepted for a long time, the standard way: classical ballet, classical physics. tree →
sense in the lessons
In music lessons "classical music" means orchestral and concert music from the past (and new music in that style); strictly, the "Classical period" is the time of Mozart and Haydn. In history lessons classical Greece and Rome gave us columns, democracy, myths and the Olympics. In science "classical physics" is the older physics of Newton. Phrases: classical music, classical times, classical ballet, classical architecture.
examples
- We listened to classical music in our art lesson. tree →
- Mozart is a famous classical composer. tree →
- Classical Greek buildings have tall columns. tree →
- My sister does classical ballet. tree →
- Latin and Ancient Greek are classical languages. tree →
- The orchestra played a classical piece by Beethoven. tree →
- And strangest of all, the story is practically the same as the classical myth of Jason and Medea. tree →
note
Do not confuse with "classic", which means excellent, typical or famous of its kind: "a classic film", "a classic mistake". "Classical" is about old Greece and Rome or serious music. Pronounced KLASS-ik-al.
Trees and pragmatics
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