Classics

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  • noun plural. the branch of learning concerned with study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome.
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  • noun. Plural form of classic.
  • noun. The branch of the humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean World; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during the classical era.
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  • noun. study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome
  • Word Usage
    "High School, and earned a B.A. in classics from the University of Rochester, where she received Summa Cum Laude honors and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa"
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