Classical and Original

Classical

Classical adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.
Usage example: the classical preparation of a ham for Easter

Original is an antonym for classical.

Original

Original adjective - Coming before all others in time or order.

Classical is an antonym for original.

Both words in one sentence

  • Anti-Magical Faction The Ascended from Feng Shui are a classical example, since the only thing that can revert them back to their original animal forms is magic and they are not very willing to undergo that.
  • In Epistle 72: Glimmande Nymf, the original text goes from classical references to panic to comic disaster during a sex act.
  • Viewers Are Geniuses: Addison-penned articles make use of many quotes from classical literature, sometimes in the original Greek.
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