- archaicism
- ar·cha·i·cism
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archaicism
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archaicism — noun the use of an archaic expression • Syn: ↑archaism • Derivationally related forms: ↑archaistic, ↑archaistic (for: ↑archaism), ↑archaize (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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archaism — archaist, n. archaistic, adj. /ahr kee iz euhm, kay /, n. 1. something archaic, as a word or expression. 2. the use of what is archaic, as in literature or art: The archaism of the novelist s style provided a sense of the period. 3. the survival… … Universalium
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archaism — Synonyms and related words: Pre Raphaelitism, ancient manuscript, antiquarianism, antique, antiquity, archaeology, archaicism, artifact, cave painting, classicism, eolith, fossil, medievalism, mezzolith, microlith, neolith, obsolete, obsoletism,… … Moby Thesaurus
antiquity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. old[en] times; the past, ancient history; oldness. Ant., modern times, present. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The quality of being old] Syn. antiqueness, ancientness, oldness, elderliness, age, old age,… … English dictionary for students
antiquity — [n1] old object antique, relic, ruin; concept 259 antiquity [n2] oldness age, ancientness, antiqueness, archaicism, archaism, elderliness, hoariness, old age, venerableness; concept 715 Ant. convention, modernity, newness antiquity [n3] … New thesaurus
acold — adjective of persons; feeling cold Poor Tom s acold Shakespeare • Similar to: ↑cold • Usage Domain: ↑archaism, ↑archaicism … Useful english dictionary
