classic book

collocation in English

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classic
adjective
uk
/ˈklæs.ɪk/us
/ˈklæs.ɪk/
having a high quality or standard against which other things ...
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book
noun
uk
/bʊk/us
/bʊk/
a written text that can be published in printed or ...
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(Definition ofclassicandbookfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Indeed, this is aclassicbook, still owned by many players.
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This is aclassicbookcarefully discussing comparative statics in microeconomics, though some dynamics is studied as well as some macroeconomic theory.
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Publishers have their various types ofclassicbooklines, while universities and colleges have required reading lists as well as associated publishing interests.
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He was the author of aclassicbookin atmospheric diffusion.
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She marked the occasion by giving him white gold and sapphire cufflinks and aclassicbook.
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What actually makes a work of literature aclassicbookis not just a consideration of extensively published authors.
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Traditional grammars usually show excerpts from classic books, which sometimes do not reflect current linguistic reality.
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He pursued a strategy of publishing cheap, portable versions of classic books in paperback form, targeting the school market.
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It published faux-leather classic books in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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It includes many classic books on electricity, magnetism and optics.
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Realizing the importance of preserving such works for the listening public, she created her own company to preserve unabridged classic books for the listening audience.
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Considered one of the classic books on the subject, and includes many sample ciphertext for practice.
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Aside from poetry and adventure novels for children, he wrote ten classic books on camping and bushcraft, now published in a single volume.
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With its sophisticated collection of fictional and classic books and magazines, and perpetually high quality jazz and classical music in the background, the store provided an intellectual yet relaxed atmosphere.
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