Classical and Venerable

Classical

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

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

Venerable

Venerable adjective - Dating or surviving from the distant past.
Usage example: a venerable tradition that colleges have been maintaining for centuries

Classical and venerable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Classical" instead an adjective "Venerable".

Both words in one sentence

  • Political/historical "anecdotes", a venerable genre that descended from anecdotes in the classical sense and was already quite popular in the early 19th century (Alexander Pushkin was pretty fond of them).
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