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Classical

Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.

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Classic 84% connected

Alt. of Classical

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Classic 84% connected

Alt. of Classical

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Greco-Roman 84% connected

Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Greco-Roman 84% connected

Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Received 84% connected

of Receive

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Received 84% connected

of Receive

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Standard 84% connected

A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.

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Standard 84% connected

A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.

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Traditional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without w…

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Traditional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without w…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Cantata 76% connected

A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat dramatic manner; originally, a compos…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Concerto 76% connected

A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orches…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fugue 76% connected

A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice o…

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Opera 76% connected

A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, d…

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Oratorio 76% connected

A more or less dramatic text or poem, founded on some Scripture nerrative, or great divine event, elaborately set to music, in recitative, arias, gra…

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Rondeau 76% connected

A species of lyric poetry so composed as to contain a refrain or repetition which recurs according to a fixed law, and a limited number of rhymes rec…

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Rondo 76% connected

A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.

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Classic 92% connected

Alt. of Classical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Greco-Roman 92% connected

Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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