classical

adjective61 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.6
classical music9.5

Refers to formal Western music, as distinct from jazz, pop, or folk music.

classical literature7.2

The literature of ancient Greece and Rome.

classical composer7.0

A person who writes classical music.

classical ballet6.8

A traditional, formal style of ballet that originated in French and Russian courts.

classical mythology6.5

The body of myths from the ancient Greeks and Romans.

classical physics6.0

The branches of physics developed before the 20th century, before the theories of relativity and quantum mechanics.

classical economics5.8

The school of economic thought from the 18th and 19th centuries, associated with Adam Smith and David Ricardo.