different between classic vs classification

English

Alternative forms

• classick (obsolete)

Etymology

From French classique, from Latin classicus (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis; surface analysis, class +? -ic = class + -ical

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæ.s?k/
• Rhymes: -æs?k

Adjective

classic (comparative more classic, superlative most classic)

1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
   • 1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond

     During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]

   • 1809, Lord Byron, English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers

     Give, as thy last memorial to the age, / One classic drama, and reform the stage.

2. Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category.
3. Exhibiting timeless quality.
4. 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.
   • 1819, Felicia Hemans, The Widow of Crescentius

     Though throned midst Latium's classic plains.

5. (euphemistic) Traditional; original.

Usage notes

See classical § Usage notes.

Synonyms

• classical (See classical § Usage notes regarding differentiation.)

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

classic (plural classics)

1. A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
2. An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song.
3. The author of such a work.
4. A major, long-standing sporting event.
   1. (horse racing) Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.
      • 2012, Dr Joyce Kay, ?Professor Wray Vamplew, Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing (page 316)

        The goal of the top horses was to win a Classic (or preferably three, thus claiming the Triple Crown) or the Ascot Gold Cup, […]

5. (dated) One learned in the literature of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; a student of classical literature.

Translations

See also

• classical
• classics

Further reading

• classic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• classic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• classic at OneLook Dictionary Search
• classical, classic at Google Ngram Viewer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French classification

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?klæs?f??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

classification (countable and uncountable, plural classifications)

1. The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.
   • 1997: Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault, page 69 (Totem Books, Icon Books; ?ISBN

     I’m using mathesis — a universal science of measurement and order …
     And there is also taxinomia a principle of 'classification' and ordered tabulation.
     Knowledge replaced universal resemblance with finite differences. History was arrested and turned into tables …
     Western reason had entered the age of judgement.

Derived terms

• classification scheme
• classification yard

Related terms

• class
• classic
• classify
• category
• categorize
• segment

Translations

Further reading

• classification in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• classification in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• classification at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

classe +? -ification

Pronunciation

Noun

classification f (plural classifications)

1. classification

Further reading

• “classification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).