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Meaning of classicus | Babel Free

Adjective feminine CEFR B2
[ˈkɫas.sɪ.kʊs]

Definitions

  1. pertaining to the fleet (naval forces)
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  2. synonym of patricius: pertaining to the highest class of citizen
    adjective, declension-1, declension-2
  3. classic, representative or exemplary of a class of things
    New-Latin, adjective, declension-1, declension-2

Examples

“Ite ergo nunc et, quando forte erit otium, quaerite, an "quadrigam" et "harenas" dixerit e cohorte illa dumtaxat antiquiore vel oratorum aliquis vel poetarum, id est classicus adsiduusque aliquis scriptor, non proletarius.”

So go now and inquire, when you chance to have leisure, whether any orator or poet, provided he be of that earlier band—that is to say, any classical or authoritative writer, not one of the common herd—has used "quadriga" or "harenae".

“locus classicus”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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