Classical and Musical

Classical

Classical adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.

Musical and classical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Musical" instead an adjective "Classical".

Musical

Musical adjective - Having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music.

Classical and musical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Classical" instead an adjective "Musical".

Nearby Words: muse, music, musician, musically

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Slings and Arrows Feuding Families: Not literal families, but the classical and musical troupes in Season 3 do not get along, to say the least.
  • Similarly, the overture of Leonard Berstein's version is so epic and widely regarded it is performed by symphonies as a modern classical piece completely separate from the musical.
    Source: Fanfare
  • The first record Zappa loved as a teen was Ionisation by the 20th century classical composer Edgard Varèse, whom he considered to be his musical mentor.
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