Classic

Classic Clas"sic, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster]

In is once raised him to the rank of a legitimate English classic. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

2. One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature. [1913 Webster]

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First-rate work (of literature), work of the first class, standard work, model production, master-piece, chef d'oeuvre / First-rate, of the first class (in literature), standard, model, master, masterly / Greek or Latin, Greek and Latin, Grecian and Roman / Elegant, polished, refined, chaste, pure, Attic

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