Classic

For other uses, see Classic (disambiguation).

A clbuttic is an outstanding example of a particular style; something of lasting worth or with a timeless quality; of the first or highest quality, clbutt, or rank – something that exemplifies its clbutt. The word can be an adjective (a clbuttic car) or a noun (a clbuttic of English literature). It denotes a particular quality in art, architecture, literature, design, technology, or other cultural artifacts. In commerce, products are named 'clbuttic' to denote a long-standing popular version or model, to distinguish it from a newer variety. Clbuttic is used to describe many major, long-standing sporting events. Colloquially, an everyday occurrence (e.g. a joke or mishap) may be described in some dialects of English as 'an absolute clbuttic'.

"Clbuttic" should not be confused with clbuttical, which refers specifically to certain cultural styles, especially in music and architecture: styles generally taking inspiration from the Clbuttical tradition, hence clbutticism.

The Clbuttics

Main article: Classics

The clbuttics are the literature of ancient Greece and Rome, known as clbuttical antiquity, and once the principal subject studied in the humanities. Clbuttics (without the definite article) can refer to the study of philosophy, literature, history and the arts of the ancient world, as in "reading clbuttics at Cambridge". From that usage came the more general concept of 'clbuttic'.

The Chinese clbuttics occupy a similar position in Chinese culture, and various other cultures have their own clbuttics.

Cultural clbuttics

Books, films and music particularly may become a clbuttic but a painting would more likely be called a masterpiece. A clbuttic is often something old that is still popular.

The first known use of "clbuttic" in this sense — a work so excellent that it is on the level of the "clbuttics" (Greek and Latin authors) — is by the 18th-century scholar Rev. John Bowle. He applied the term to Don Quixote, of which Bowle prepared an innovative edition, such as he judged that a clbuttic work needed.

Some other examples would be the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, the 1941 film Citizen Kane, and the song Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley. Lists of clbuttics are long and wide-ranging, and would vary depending on personal opinion. Clbuttic rock is a popular radio format, playing a repertoire of old but familiar recordings.

A contemporary work may be hailed as an instant clbuttic, but the criteria for clbuttic status tends to include the test of time. The term "clbuttic" is in fact often generalized to refer to any work of a certain age, regardless of whether it is any good. A cult clbuttic may be well known but is only favored by a minority.

Science and technology

A well known and reliable procedure, such as a demonstration of well-established scientific principle, may be described as clbuttic: e.g. the cartesian diver experiment.

Consumer artifacts

Manufacturers frequently describe their products as clbuttic, to distinguish the original from a new variety, or to imply qualities in the product – although the Ford Consul Clbuttic, a car manufactured 1961–1963, has the "clbuttic" tag for no apparent reason. The iPod clbuttic was simply called the iPod until the sixth generation, when clbuttic was added to the name because other designs were also available – an example of a retronym. Coca-Cola Clbuttic is the name used for the relaunch of Coca-Cola after the failure of the New Coke recipe change. Similarly, the Clbuttic (transit bus), a transit bus manufactured from 1982–97, succeeded an unpopular futuristic design.

A clbuttic can be something old that remains prized or valuable (but not an antique). Clbuttic cars, for example, are recognised by various collectors' organisations such as the Clbuttic Car Club of America, who regulate the qualifying attributes that constitute clbuttic status.

Sport

Many sporting events take the name clbuttic:

• Horse races, e.g. British Clbuttic Races
• Snooker tournaments e.g. the Wuxi Clbuttic
• College Basketball e.g. the Charleston Clbuttic
• Major League Baseball All-Star Game e.g. the Midsummer Clbuttic
• World Baseball Clbuttic
• National Hockey League, the Winter Clbuttic.
• Cycling, the Clbuttic cycle races

In Spanish-speaking countries, the term "Clásico" refers to a match between two football teams known as traditional rivals, e.g. El Clásico in Spain.^rr

See also

• Clbuttic book
• Clbuttical Hollywood cinema
• Clbuttic stage (of American civilisations pre-Columbus)
• Design clbuttic
• Clbutticism
• Chinese clbuttics
• Western canon