classic period

collocation in English

meaningsofclassicandperiod

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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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period
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us
/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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(Definition ofclassicandperiodfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Two separate revolts took place during theclassicperiodof protest, late spring and summer.
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However, hisclassicperiodwas 1944-1948.
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It was theclassicperiod; many of the most notorious so-called classics were published at that time.
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How to define theclassicperiodthus necessarily is subjective.
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It was the culmination of hisclassicperiodalbums.
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A signal recording of hisclassicperiod, in this one he hit his stride.
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Wonder'sclassicperiodis generally agreed to be between 1972 and 1977.
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They made between 15,000 to 25,000 weights in theclassicperiod.
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This article will treat theclassicperiodas running from 1856 to 1874.
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Four more issues completed theclassicperiodin 1868, with a total of 42 stamps.
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Others view theclassicperiodas extending to 1900 or even later.
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Close's planning saw the production of many maps now viewed as pinnacles in theclassicperiodof map making.
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In theclassicperiod, performances included three tragedies and one pastoral drama, depicting four different episodes of the same myth.
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Early texts are written in boustrophedon style, but left-to-right became standard during theclassicperiod.
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For that common play-together music pieces of theclassicperiodare specially adapted or also new composed.
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Including 1883 as the end of theclassicperiodapparently is based on the fact that the district overprints continued to that year.
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Archaeologically, this decline is indicated by the cessation of monumental inscriptions and the reduction of large-scale architectural construction at the primary urban centers of theclassicperiod.
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There are various stamps for which we do not have records of a single cover, another reason for collecting the very rare stamps of theclassicperiod.
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Although many film scholars would agree that itsclassicperiodhad effectively ended by 1942, elements of the genre have persisted, or have been paid homage, in contemporary film.
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