THE CLASSICS

Meaning of THE CLASSICS in English

the works of ancient Greek and Latin writers and philosophers.

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THE CLASSICS — n. books that are generally considered to be the all-time best, ideal books
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CLASSICS — plural of classic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLASSICS — n. study of the history of ancient Greece and Rome (such as language, literature, art)
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CLASSICS — [noun] [U] - the study of ancient Greek and Roman culture, esp. their languages and literatureStudents could choose between studying …
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CLASSICS — Классики
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLASSICS — Антиковедение
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CLASSICS — Классики
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FIVE CLASSICS — Chinese Wujing Five ancient Chinese books associated with Confucius . For more than 2,000 years they were invoked as authorities …
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FIVE CLASSICS — Chinese Wujing Five ancient Chinese books associated with Confucius . For more than 2,000 years they were invoked as authorities …
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SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD — (770–476 BC) Period of the Chinese Zhou dynasty named for one of the Confucian Classics, the Chunqiu ("Spring and Autumn …
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QIANLONG EMPEROR — or Ch'ien-lung emperor orig. Hongli born Sept. 25, 1711, China died Feb. 7, 1799, Beijing Fourth emperor of the Qing …
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HANLIN ACADEMY — Elite scholarly institution founded in the 8th century in China to perform secretarial, archival, and literary tasks for the court …
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CHUNQIU — or Ch'un-ch'iu (Chinese: "Spring and Autumn Annals") First Chinese chronological history, the traditional history of Lu , as revised by …
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READ — I. ˈrēd verb ( read ˈred ; read “ ; reading ˈrēdiŋ, -dēŋ ; reads ˈrēdz) Etymology: Middle English reden …
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DELPHIN — ˈdelfə̇n adjective Usage: capitalized Etymology: from the Delphin classics; Delphin from Medieval Latin delphinus dauphin, from Middle French dalphin; from …
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FORCE-FEED — ( -fed ; -feed·ing ) Date: 1901 1. : to feed (as an animal) by forcible administration of food 2. …
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FORCE-FEED — [force-feed] vt -fed ; -feed.ing (1901) 1: to feed (as an animal) by forcible administration of food 2: to force …
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CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: PERFORMING-ARTS: DANCE
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WU CHING — Pinyin Wu Jing (Chinese: Five Classics), five ancient Chinese books whose prestige is so great that in the fourfold classification …
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WANG AN-SHIH — born 1021, Kiangsi province, China died 1086 Pinyin Wang Anshi, courtesy name (tzu) Chiai-fu, literary name (hao) Pan-shan Chinese poet …
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MAO CH'ANG — flourished 145 BC, Chao, China Pinyin Mao Chang Chinese scholar whose revision of and commentary on the great Confucian Classic …
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K'ANG YU-WEI
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JAPANESE LITERATURE — the body of written works produced by Japanese authors in Japanese or, in its earliest beginnings, in the Chinese classical …
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I CHING — also spelled Yi Ching, Pinyin Yi Jing (Chinese: Classic of Changes, or Book of Changes), an ancient Chinese text, one …
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CHOU LI — ((Chinese: "Rites of Chou"), ) Pinyin Zhou Li, also called Chou Kuan ("Offices of Chou"), one of three ancient ritual …
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CH'UN-CH'IU — ( (Chinese: "Spring and Autumn "), ) Pinyin Chun Qiu, the first Chinese chronological history, said to be the traditional …
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CLASSIC — / ˈklæsɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. accepted or deserving to be …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLASSIC — I. clas ‧ sic 1 W3 AC /ˈklæsɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] 1 . TYPICAL having all the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLASSIC — ( classics) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A classic example of …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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WAY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. a …
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SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
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OPEN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a competition is open to sb (= used to say who can enter a …
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LIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cigarette lighter (= something that produces a flame for lighting cigarettes ) ▪ …
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DOWN — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) ▪ The bird swoops …
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CLASSIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a classic movie (= an old movie that is very good ) ▪ a …
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