adjective / noun · academic

classic

/ˈklæsɪk/CLAS·sic

Band 6-7task2speaking

An important or typical example of something that has lasting value or influence

Examples

The novel is considered a classic of twentieth‑century literature.

This study provides a classic case of how policy can produce unintended consequences.

Economists still refer to the classic model when discussing market equilibrium.

Band 8 sentence

The classic account of urbanization fails to consider the informal economies that recent studies reveal.

Collocations

  • classic example of
  • classic study
  • classic case

Word family

classic adj/nclassical adjclassically advclassics n (plural, field of study)

Common mistakes

classicalclassic

a classic of literature (used to mean 'a famous author')a classic (used to mean 'a famous work')

Say it for a higher band

5traditional6typical7+classic

Synonyms

canonical

archetypal

Easily confused

classical

The course examines classical music and its historical development.

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