A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.
The author of such a work.
A major, long-standing sporting event.
An artistic work of lasting worth, such as a film or song; a work of enduring excellence.
Any of the British Classic Races, five long-standing Group 1 horse races run during the traditional flat racing season.
Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.
Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.
Characteristic of or from the past; old; retro; vintage.
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.
Traditional; original.
Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
Often, specifically, the present perfect tense as distinguished from the past perfect and future perfect tenses.
A verb form indicating that an action or state has been completed at the present time, in the past, or shall be completed in the future.