antiquity
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antiquity¹
- /ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/ UK
- /ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/ US
Rhymes with -ɪkwɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus. Equivalent to antique + -ity. See antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité.
noun antiquities · antiquitie
- Ancient times; faraway history; former ages. Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
- The people of ancient times. That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed.
- An old gentleman. You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench.
- The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
- A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq.
- The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage. He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
Antiquity²
proper noun
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The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
Similar: classical antiquity
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ancientness, ancient, antique, age, eld, oldness, aging, seniority, tenure, ageing, length, vintage, effects, impacts, monuments, relics
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noun ancient times
| Español | antigüedad |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고대 godae |
| 日本語 | 昔 mukashi, 古代 kodai |
| 中文 | 古代 gǔdài |
| Português | antiguidade |
| Français | Antiquité |
| Deutsch | Antike, Altertum |
| Italiano | antichità |
| Ελληνικά | αρχαιότητα archaiótita |
| Română | antichitate |
| Русский | дре́вность drévnostʹ, старина́ stariná |
| العربية | تَارِيخ قَدِيم tārīḵ qadīm |
| עברית | קֶדֶם qédem |
noun the ancients
| Português | antiguidade |
|---|---|
| Français | Antiquité |
| Ελληνικά | αρχαιότητα archaiótita, αρχαίοι archaíoi |
noun relic or monument of ancient times
| Português | antiguidade |
|---|---|
| Français | antiquité |
name period of history
| Español | Antigüedad |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 古代史 gǔdàishǐ |
| Português | Antiguidade |
| Français | Antiquité, Antiquité classique |
| Deutsch | Altertum |
| Italiano | Antichità |
| Ελληνικά | Αρχαιότητα Archaiótita |
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