<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>of the first or highest quality, class, or rank: a classic piece of work</li><li>serving as a standard, model, or guide: the classic method of teaching arithmetic</li><li>of or relating to Greek and Roman antiquity, especially with reference to literature and art</li><li>modeled upon or imitating the style or thought of ancient Greece and Rome: The 17th and 18th centuries were obsessed with classic ideals</li><li>of or adhering to an established set of artistic or scientific standards or methods: a classic example of mid-Victorian architecture</li><li>basic; fundamental: the classic rules of warfare</li><li>of enduring interest, quality, or style: a classic design; classic clothes</li><li>of literary or historical renown: the classic haunts of famous writers</li><li>traditional or typical: a classic comedy routine</li><li>definitive: the classic reference work on ornithology</li><li>of or relating to automobiles distinguished by elegant styling, outstanding engineering, and fine workmanship that were built between about 1925 and 1948</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>an author or a literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality</li><li>an author or literary work of ancient Greece or Rome</li><li>(the) classics, the literature and languages of ancient Greece and Rome</li><li>an artist or artistic production considered a standard</li><li>a work that is honored as definitive in its field: His handbook on mushrooms is a classic</li><li>something noteworthy of its kind and worth remembering: His reply was a classic</li><li>an article, as of clothing, unchanging in style: Her suit was a simple classic</li><li>a typical or traditional event, especially one that is considered to be highly prestigious or the most important of its kind: The World Series is the fall classic of baseball</li><li>a classicist</li></ul>