different between classical vs epic
classical
English
Etymology
See classic § Etymology for history; surface analysis, class +? -ical = class + -ic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?klæs?kl?/
- Hyphenation: clas?si?cal
Adjective
classical (comparative more classical, superlative most classical)
- Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- Of or pertaining to established principles in a discipline.
- (music) Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- (informal, music) Describing art music (rather than pop, jazz, blues, etc), especially when played using instruments of the orchestra.
- 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.
- 1853, Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Atterbury, Francis" in Encyclopædia Britannica (8th ed.). Dated through The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, page 344
- He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the undergraduates of his college.
- 1853, Thomas Babington Macaulay, "Atterbury, Francis" in Encyclopædia Britannica (8th ed.). Dated through The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, page 344
- Conforming to the best authority in literature and art; chaste; pure; refined
- classical dance.
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume 1, page 151.
- Classical, provincial, and national synods.
- (physics) Pertaining to models of physical laws that do not take quantum or relativistic effects into account; Newtonian or Maxwellian.
- (cryptography) In contrast to quantum computing; pertaining to cryptographic algorithms that are not designed to resist attack by quantum computers, or cryptanalysis that does not take quantum computer capabilities into account. In some contexts may instead refer to older cryptographic algorithms, e.g. classical ciphers.
Usage notes
Various usage advisers give various prescriptions for differentiating classic from classical by word sense distinctions and by collocational idiomaticness (that is, according to the way in which certain collocations tend to use one suffix more than the other idiomatically). For example (as pointed out by various authorities, including Bryan Garner in Garner's Modern English Usage, fourth edition), classical tends to be preferred in the sense referring to "the classics" (in ancient literature, modern literature, or music), although classic also sometimes serves in this sense. For copyeditorially inclined users of English, it is useful to know the twin pair of descriptive facts that apply to many usage prescriptions: the prescriptions are not invariably followed in respectable formal writing, but nonetheless it is widely considered preferable style to avoid flouting them.
Synonyms
- classic (see Usage notes regarding differentiation.)
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
classical (countable and uncountable, plural classicals)
- (countable) One that is classical in some way; for example, a classical economist.
- 2002, James E Hartley, James E. Hartley, The Representative Agent in Macroeconomics, Routledge (?ISBN), page 120:
- Similarly, the new classicals never claimed to be Austrians, nor did they ever make the attempt to meet Austrian objections. Therefore, we cannot fault them for not using this methodology. Nevertheless, new classicals constantly preach […]
- 2002, James E Hartley, James E. Hartley, The Representative Agent in Macroeconomics, Routledge (?ISBN), page 120:
- (uncountable) Short for classical music.
Further reading
- classical in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- classical at OneLook Dictionary Search
- classical, classic at Google Ngram Viewer
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epic
English
Alternative forms
- epick (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /??p.?k/
- Rhymes: -?p?k
Etymology 1
From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (epikós), from ???? (épos, “word, story”).
Noun
epic (plural epics)
- An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
- (computing) In software development, a large or extended user story.
Synonyms
- épopée
- epos
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
epic (comparative more epic, superlative most epic)
- Of or relating to an epic.
- Synonym: epical
- 1983, Jan Knappert, Epic Poetry in Swahili and other African Languages, p. 58:
- The main theme of epic poetry is, of course, the hero, his life, his greatness of character, his deeds and his death.
- Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
- China's epic traffic jam "vanished" [title of article]
- (colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
- Synonyms: extraordinary, momentous, remarkable
Derived terms
- epically
- epicness
- epic fail
Translations
Etymology 2
From epi-, from Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “on top of”).
Adjective
epic (not comparable)
- (category theory, of a morphism) That is an epimorphism.
Anagrams
- ECPI, pice
Danish
Etymology
From English epic, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (epikós), from ???? (épos, “word, story”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??p?k/
Adjective
epic (neuter epic, plural and definite singular attributive epic)
- (slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary; extraordinary, momentous, great.
- Det var virkeligt epic.
Romanian
Etymology
From French épique, from Latin epicus.
Adjective
epic m or n (feminine singular epic?, masculine plural epici, feminine and neuter plural epice)
- epic
Declension
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