As is often the case with educated people, he likes classical music better than jazz.
Source: tatoeba (19001)
Classical
//ˈklæs.ɪ.k(ə)l//
Synonyms for "classical" (179 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (54)
Related words (89)
neoclassicalnondescriptof choiceof other timesof qualityold worldold-worldordinaryout-and-outoutrightparadigmaticpellucidperfectperfectedperspicuouspetrifiedplainpleasingpolishedpositive
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Adjective(2 words)
Noun(1 words)
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More general
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesdbpedia genre
1 entriesderived
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1 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
16 entriessimilar
12 entriesTranslations
94 translations across 41 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تَقْلِيدِيّ adj (literature etc)
- كْلَاسِيكِيّ adj (literature etc)
Armenian
2 entries- դասական adj (literature etc)
- դասական adj (art etc)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- klassik adj (literature etc)
Belarusian
2 entries- класі́чны adj (literature etc)
- клясы́чны adj (literature etc)
Bulgarian
2 entries- класи́чески adj (literature etc)
- класи́чески adj (art etc)
Central Kurdish
2 entries- کلاسیکی adj (literature etc)
- کلاسیکی adj (art etc)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 古典 adj (describing a style of music)
- 古典 adj (in physics)
- 古典的 adj (literature etc)
- 經典 /经典 adj (in physics)
Czech
1 entries- klasický adj (literature etc)
Danish
4 entries- klassisk adj (literature etc)
- klassisk adj (describing a style of music)
- klassisk adj (Greek and Roman)
- klassisk adj (in physics)
Dutch
1 entries- klassiek adj (literature etc)
Esperanto
1 entries- klasika adj (literature etc)
French
3 entries- classique adj (literature etc)
- classique adj (Greek and Roman)
- classique adj (art etc)
Galician
1 entries- clásico adj (literature etc)
Georgian
1 entries- კლასიკური adj (literature etc)
German
4 entries- klassisch adj (literature etc)
- klassisch adj (describing a style of music)
- klassisch adj (Greek and Roman)
- klassisch adj (in physics)
Hindi
1 entries- चिरसम्मत adj (in physics)
Hungarian
4 entries- antik adj (Greek and Roman)
- klasszicista adj (describing a style of music)
- klasszikus adj (literature etc)
- klasszikus adj (Greek and Roman)
Ido
1 entries- klasika adj (literature etc)
Irish
3 entries- clasaiceach adj (literature etc)
- clasaiceach adj (Greek and Roman)
- clasaiceach adj (art etc)
Italian
3 entries- classico adj (literature etc)
- classico adj (Greek and Roman)
- classico adj (art etc)
Japanese
2 entries- 古典 adj (literature etc)
- 古典的 adj (literature etc)
Kazakh
4 entries- классикалық adj (literature etc)
- классикалық adj (describing a style of music)
- классикалық adj (in physics)
- классикалық adj (art etc)
Korean
2 entries- 고전 adj (literature etc)
- 고전적 adj (literature etc)
Macedonian
1 entries- класичен adj (literature etc)
Māori
1 entries- ōkawa adj (describing a style of music)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- klassisk adj (literature etc)
Persian
2 entries- کلاسیک adj (literature etc)
- کلاسیک adj (art etc)
Polish
1 entries- klasyczny adj (literature etc)
Portuguese
3 entries- clássico adj (literature etc)
- clássico adj (Greek and Roman)
- clássico adj (art etc)
Romanian
1 entries- clasic adj (literature etc)
Russian
3 entries- класси́ческий adj (literature etc)
- класси́ческий adj (Greek and Roman)
- класси́ческий adj (art etc)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- klasičan adj (literature etc)
- klasičan adj (Greek and Roman)
- klasičan adj (art etc)
- класичан adj (literature etc)
Slovak
1 entries- klasický adj (literature etc)
Slovene
2 entries- klasičen adj (literature etc)
- klasičen adj (art etc)
Spanish
3 entries- clásico adj (literature etc)
- clásico adj (Greek and Roman)
- clásico adj (art etc)
Swedish
2 entries- klassisk adj (literature etc)
- klassisk adj (art etc)
Turkish
1 entries- klasik adj (literature etc)
Ukrainian
1 entries- класи́чний adj (literature etc)
Uzbek
1 entries- klassik adj (literature etc)
Vietnamese
1 entries- cổ điển adj (literature etc)
Welsh
4 entries- clasurol adj (literature etc)
- clasurol adj (describing a style of music)
- clasurol adj (Greek and Roman)
- clasurol adj (art etc)
Sample sentences
20 total sentences available.
I was keen on classical music in my school days.
Source: tatoeba (21345)
Which do you like better, rock music or classical music?
Source: tatoeba (29350)
Betty likes classical music.
Source: tatoeba (33948)
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