different between classic vs household

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.)

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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

From Middle English houshold, equivalent to house +? hold. Cognate with Scots houshald, housald, housell, howsell (“household”), Dutch huishouden (“household”), German Low German Huushollen (“household”), German Haushalt (“household”), Swedish hushåll (“household, family”), Norwegian husholdning (“household”).

Pronunciation

• (UK): IPA^(key): /?ha?sh??ld/
• (US): enPR: hous?h?ld, IPA^(key): /?ha?sho?ld/

Noun

household (plural households)

1. Collectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
   • 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 5:

     Although I was a member of the royal household, I was not among the privileged few who were trained for rule.

   • 1732, Jonathan Swift, The Beasts' Confession to the Priest

     And calls, without affecting airs, / His household twice a day to prayers.

2. (obsolete) A line of ancestry; a race or house.
   • 1592, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1, IV. vi. 39:

     In thee thy mother dies, our household's name, / My death's revenge, thy youth, and England's fame.

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Adjective

household (not comparable)

1. Belonging to the same house and family.
2. Found in or having its origin in a home.
3. Widely known to the public; familiar.

   a household word; a household name

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