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Antiquity

//ænˈtɪk.wə.ti// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

Noun

1
Ancient times; faraway history; former ages. countable, uncountable
"Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity."
2
an artifact surviving from the past wordnet
3
The people of ancient times. countable, uncountable
"That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed."
4
extreme oldness wordnet
5
An old gentleman. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench."

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the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe wordnet
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The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history. countable, uncountable
8
A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. countable, uncountable
9
The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage. countable, uncountable
"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."

Etymology

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.

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