Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ to describe something that is traditional in form, style, or content.
Fokine did not change the steps of ~ ballet; instead he found new ways of using them.
...the scientific attitude of Smith and earlier ~ economists.
? modern
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2.
Classical music is music that is considered to be serious and of lasting value.
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3.
Classical is used to describe things which relate to the ancient Greek or Roman civilizations.
...the healers of ancient Egypt and ~ Greece...
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