English-German translations for classic

• Klassiker der
  Um einen ungarischen sozialistischen Klassiker zu zitieren: "Larifari!" To quote a Hungarian socialist classic: 'fiddlesticks!'
  Die Steuerharmonisierung ist zu einem Klassiker geworden. This is a classic example of tax harmonisation.
  Die Klassiker haben uns immer gelehrt, das Irren menschlich ist; auf einem Irrtum zu bestehen teuflisch ist. The Classics used to teach that to err is human; to persist in error is diabolical.
• klassisch
  Das sind klassische Asylfälle. These are classic asylum cases.
  Dies ist das klassische "Sündenbock-Phänomen". This is the classic scapegoat phenomenon.
  Es handelt sich um ein klassisches Gebiet für die Zusammenarbeit. It is a classic area requiring cooperation.
• althergebracht
• zeitlos

Definition of classic

• Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art
• Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category
• Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds
• Traditional; original
• A perfect and/or early example of a particular style
• The author of such a work
• A major, long-standing sporting event

Examples

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Related words

• classical
• classicism
• classicist
• classically
• neoclassicism
• neoclassical
• neoclassic
• anteclassical
• postclassical