Nonclassic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is not a classic.

    "He's seen critical classics (including the work of David Cronenberg and George Romero), popular classics (Friday the 13th, Halloween), and nonclassics (Happy Birthday to Me, My Bloody Valentine)."

Adjective
  1. 1
    nonclassical not-comparable

Example

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"He's seen critical classics (including the work of David Cronenberg and George Romero), popular classics (Friday the 13th, Halloween), and nonclassics (Happy Birthday to Me, My Bloody Valentine)."

Etymology

From non- + classic.

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