Classical
Classical adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.
Usage example: the classical preparation of a ham for Easter
Unusual
Unusual adjective - Noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced.
Both words in one sentence
- By the standards of classical music, the saxophone is quite new (and also unusual in that it was purposefully invented).
Source: Older Than They Think / Music - Francesco Zappa (1984) by Frank Zappa is an unusual example as Zappa used plays music by 18th century classical composer Francesco Zappa on his Synclavier computer.
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In Classical Mythology Geryon is a red giant with an unusual number of heads and/or limbs, and sometimes with wings, who lives somewhere west of here.
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