Classical and Unprecedented

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

Usage example: the classical preparation of a ham for Easter

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Unprecedented is an antonym for classical.

Unprecedented adjective - Not known or experienced before.

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Classical is an antonym for unprecedented.

It was unprecedented at the time for a rock song to not only be loud and angry, but to have a "symphonic" sound evocative of opera or classical music.

Source: Seinfeld Is Unfunny / Music

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