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I assume the words ‘classic’classic and ‘classical’classical have a basis in the word ‘class’ –class which is to say, of a category. Why do we use those words to mean old or historically important?

I assume the words ‘classic’ and ‘classical’ have a basis in the word ‘class’ – which is to say, of a category. Why do we use those words to mean old or historically important?

I assume the words classic and classical have a basis in the word class which is to say, of a category. Why do we use those words to mean old or historically important?

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How did “classic” and “classical” come to mean “historic”?

I assume the words ‘classic’ and ‘classical’ have a basis in the word ‘class’ – which is to say, of a category. Why do we use those words to mean old or historically important?