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antique

an·ti·que

UK/ʔɐnˈti.kɛ/ US/ˌænˈtik/ fairly common
adjective (3) noun (2) verb (2)

adjective

1.

made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age

  • “the beautiful antique French furniture”
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2.

out of fashion

  • “a suit of rather antique appearance”
  • “demode (or outmoded) attire”
  • “outmoded ideas”
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3.

belonging to or lasting from times long ago

  • “age-old customs”
  • “the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness”
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noun

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any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity

verb

1.

shop for antiques

  • “We went antiquing on Saturday”
2.

give an antique appearance to

  • “antique furniture”
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Origin

Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”); see ante-. Doublet of antic.

Phrases

  • antique brass
  • antique car
  • antique crown
  • antique rose
  • antique ruby
  • antique satin
  • antique shop
  • antique store
  • modern antique

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