Synonyms Dictionary
2. level, stratum, position, place, state, caste; status, standing, rank, grade, estate, order, range; set, circle, sphere, coterie, clique; sept, clan, tribe, family; ancestry, lineage, stock, pedigree, descent, strain, derivation, extraction; origin, source, birth; connection, influence, power, weight, prestige, importance.
3. course, subject, curriculum; seminar, lecture, discussion; lesson, study; period, session.
-v. 4. group, arrange, classify. See classify, classic, adj. 1. first-class, first-rate, excellent, superior, masterly, Inf A one or A number one; consummate, quintessential, master; outstanding, remarkable, extraordinary; noteworthy, notable, of note, marked, exemplary.
2. standard, model, guiding, ideal; prototypical, paradigmatic, archetypal.
3. ancient; Archaic, Attic, Hellenistic. See classical (def. 1).
4. basic, fundamental, rudimentary, elementary, primary.
5. ageless, timeless, deathless, immortal, undying, imperishable, eternal; enduring, lasting, abiding, perennial, perdurable.
6. traditional, customary, conventional, prescriptive, tried-and-true; legendary, venerable, hallowed, time-honored, longstanding; typical, characteristic, usual, normal, regular, regulation, stock, familiar, true-to-form, true-to-type.
7. definitive, authoritative; influential, weighty, prestigious.
-n. 8. masterpiece, masterwork, Archaic, master, chef-d'oeuvre, great work, magnum opus.
9. standard, standard work, model, mirror, example, criterion; type, archetype, paradigm, prototype, original; ideal, paragon, exemplar, quintessence. classical, adj. 1. Greek, Hellenistic, Attic, Archaic; Roman, Augustan, Ciceronian; heroic, epic; ancient.
2. harmonious, symmetrical, balanced, proportioned, well-proportioned; concinnous, eurhythmic, regular; simple, plain, inornate, pure, restrained, understated; lucid, clear, clear-cut, eloquent; elegant, refined, polished, finished; stately, dignified, reposeful, grand, majestic; artistic, aesthetic, tasteful.
3. Music, art, serious, Inf. longhair, symphonic, concert.
4. standard, definitive, authoritative, influential, weighty, prestigious. classicism, n. (all in reference to art, literature, architecture, etc.) proportion, balance, symmetry, order, harmony, concinnity, eurhythmy; simplicity, plainness, purity, restraint, understatement; lucidity, clarity, eloquence; elegance, refinement, polish, finish; stateliness, dignity, grandness, majesty, classification, n. 1. arrangement, grouping, ordering, collocation, categorizing, categorization, taxonomy; organization, systematization, codification, methodizing; designation, denomination, assignment, allocation, apportionment, distribution.
2. category, class, division, section, branch; group, set, collection, assortment, selection; kind, sort, type, genre, variety; order, range, rank, grade, gradation.
3. system, code, index, directory.
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