classico

See also: clássico

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kla.si.ko/

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Noun

classico m (plural classicos)

1. something classic

Italian

Etymology

From Latin classicus (“relating to the classes of Roman citizenry, especially the highest”), from classis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklas.si.ko/

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• Rhymes: -assiko
• Hyphenation: clàs‧si‧co

Adjective

classico (feminine classica, masculine plural classici, feminine plural classiche, superlative classicissimo)

1. classic, classical
2. typical, characteristic

Derived terms

• classicamente

Noun

classico m (plural classici)

1. classic (book etc.)
2. a classic Greek or Roman author

Related terms

• classicismo
• classicista
• classicità

Further reading

• “classico”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Adjective

classicō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of classicus