I. adjective
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a classic movie (= an old movie that is very good )
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a scene from the classic movie ‘Casablanca’
a classic story (= old and admired by many people, or typical and good )
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a classic story about a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole
a classic symptom (= a typical symptom )
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These are all classic symptoms of hay fever.
a classic/perfect/prime example (= very typical )
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This is a classic example of how not to run a business.
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The pot is a perfect example of the Marine Style.
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This is a prime example of government incompetence.
the traditional/classic mould (= the usual way )
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He was not a conservative in the traditional mould.
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■ NOUN
book
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He was regarded as the classic book lover.
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The witches play a vital part in a touring production of Roald Dahl's classic book .
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We see this ambiguity in K C Wheare's now classic book on constitutions.
car
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Track days are big business, and the circuits are keen to cash in on this growing area of classic car ownership.
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Seems they were part of a Model taking place in Lake County that drew 102 of the classic cars .
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The Sunday Times carried half a page of ads for classic cars .
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There is nothing special about the classic car market.
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They were there for a motoring festival, with more than two hundred million pounds worth of classic cars on show.
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Read in studio Hundreds of classic car owners have been putting their vehicles to the test on the race track.
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He is a devout Catholic who loves classic cars , stodgy puddings and paintings.
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People felt that if they didn't own a classic car , then they would never get another chance.
case
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The classic case is, of course, that of Little Nell.
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A classic case of the cure being worse than the disease.
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A classic case of plea bargaining.
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This is the classic case of kingdom building out of relatively undifferentiated units.
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This is a classic case of saving pounds while losing millions.
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The patient before us is a classic case of the former.
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His first two were classic cases of being in the right place at the right time.
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This is a classic case for the old wheeze about being careful what you ask for because you just might get it.
example
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A few weeks ago we had a classic example of that in a debate on the Cardiff Bay Barrage Bill.
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Most of her Romantic Suspense novels are now considered classic examples of the subgenre.
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The Employment Training Scheme is a classic example of blaming the victim.
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But such an approach is a classic example of treating symptoms of organizational dysfunction, rather than its root causes.
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Williams Holdings is perhaps the classic example of the vulture purchaser.
film
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Olympushas had an enviable name for the production of both digital and classic film cameras.
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The historic and beautifully renovated Alex Theatre is a live venue also known for its screenings of classic films .
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Lurid rock videos cheek-by-jowl with classic films .
novel
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The reader's time and money would be better spent reading that classic novel you have been putting off for years.
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Why the classic novel should have collaborated with the spirit of capitalism is perfectly obvious to Robyn.
statement
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The classic statement of the argument is found in J. S. Mill.
study
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The relationship between smoking and lung cancer is a classic study from the field of epidemiology.
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The classic study of the forces underlying totalitarian regimes.
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These formed the topic of a classic study by G. K. Gilbert published in 1877.
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One of the classic studies of imitation by children was carried out by Bandura.
symptom
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There were accusations last night that doctors at the hospital should have realised she had classic symptoms of the disorder.
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She was displaying all the classic symptoms .
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In September 1989 I was taken into hospital with the classic symptoms of acute appendicitis.
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The chief inspector recognised the classic symptoms of shock in his talkativeness, but intermingled with fear.
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Your Fantail has the classic symptoms of swimbladder disorder.
work
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Le Corbusier's ideas about houses, the household, and housework are expounded in his classic work , Vers Une Architecture.
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Mary Daly's classic work Gyn/Ecology is a good example of radical feminist wordplay.
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'Jane Eyre' is Bronte's classic novel of courage in the face of despair.
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2001 is a classic science fiction movie.
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a classic blue suit
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a classic car
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Orson Welles directed the classic film "Citizen Kane."
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Professor Carey wrote the classic account of early explorations in Africa and Asia.
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She made the classic mistake of trying to drive away without releasing the hand brake.
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the classic Bogart version of 'The Maltese Falcon'
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the classic rock music of the sixties
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The Coca-Cola bottle is one of the classic designs of our century.
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The invention of the X-ray was a classic case of discovering something by accident.
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The misunderstanding was nobody's fault and was a classic example of bad communication.
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The Rolling Stones produced a string of classic singles in the mid 60s including 'Satisfaction' and 'Brown Sugar'.
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From 1880 to 1914, the classic gold standard also applied internationally to offset trade surpluses and deficits.
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He also was influenced by the emerging Craftsman movement and the classic Mission style he found in California.
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He bought cars, a classic Harley-Davidson motorcycle, boats, travel trailers and expensive pickups.
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Sarah falls into the classic professional bracket.
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The current classic paddle strokes are fine in certain circumstance but there are other occasions when different techniques are needed.
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The historic and beautifully renovated Alex Theatre is a live venue also known for its screenings of classic films.
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This is a classic search argument.
II. noun
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■ ADJECTIVE
great
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Do you read as widely in the great classics of the faith as among modern authors?
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A fine position, constant exposure, and some tricky sections ensure it status as one of the greatest sea cliff classics .
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The great classics of political philosophy are utopian.
literary
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The latest bestsellers in contemporary fiction and literary classics for every collection.
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But even for those who move freely in this circle of literary classics , Characters still has some problems.
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But in Hollywood there's a mini-fad for adaptations of literary classics .
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These three prototypes of the modern gothic are now considered literary classics .
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It is their very complexity and ambiguity of meaning which renders literary classics re-readable and thus classics.
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Can schools remove literary classics from the curriculum?
modern
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This really is the prize of a lifetime: nearly £2,000 worth of modern classic .
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Both offer unexpected views of Evans, swinging mightily through standards, modern classics and originals.
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The liquid engineers A modern classic .
old
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How many other fit old classics are being given an indigestible diet?
■ VERB
become
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His previous books have become classics and have been read by countless thousands.
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Just more oversized trousers, bold colors and the overstuffed parkas that are rapidly becoming fashion classics .
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The smallest category comprises those that have actually become minor classics .
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Puzznic is destined to become an all-time classic in the Tetris/Klax mould, and no serious puzzle-player should be without it.
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But after the release of Mob Rule in 1980, Allen retreated from the scene and his books became increasingly collectable classics .
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The Lord of the Rings has become a classic .
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The Vantage is sure to become a classic .
read
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A scholarship took Runcie to Brasenose College, Oxford, to read classics , where his time was interrupted by war service.
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Tyson said he spent a lot of time reading the classics .
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I thought you said you read classics ?
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He read extensively in the classics and became an accomplished linguist.
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a collection of literary classics
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Movies like "Paris, Texas' have become modern classics.
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Tuesday night's game against the Clippers was a classic .
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Hernan said that he was getting by primarily on Cliff Notes and movie versions of the assigned classics.
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It was a match to rank with the Lord's classics of 1953 and 1963.
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My bandsaw is a classic made in about 1960 by Robinsons.
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My marriage was a classic of its time.
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Saskia also draws from the classics for her language.
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The smallest category comprises those that have actually become minor classics.