Translate classical | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of classical
adjective
1of or relating to ancient Greek or Latin literature, art, or culture:classical mythology (of art or architecture) influenced by ancient Greek or Roman forms or principles.
2(typically of a form of art) regarded as representing an exemplary standard; traditional and long-established in form or style:a classical ballet
3of or relating to the first significant period of an area of study:classical mechanics Physics relating to or based upon concepts and theories that preceded the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics; Newtonian:classical physics
