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antiquity

an·ti·quity

UK/ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/ US/ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/ uncommon obsolete

noun

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2.
3.

an artifact surviving from the past

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • classical antiquity
  • Late Antiquity

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