<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome.</li><li>adherence to such principles.</li><li>the classical style in literature and art, or adherence to its principles (romanticism).</li><li>a Greek or Latin idiom or form, especially one used in some other language.</li><li>classical scholarship or learning.</li></ul>