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   archaic

   /ɑːˈkeɪɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. very old or old-fashioned: "prisons are run on archaic methods"
   • ▪ (of a word or a style of language) no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavour: "a term with a rather archaic ring to it"
   • ▪ of an early period of art or culture, especially the 7th–6th centuries bc in Greece: "the archaic temple at Corinth"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaikos, from arkhaios, from arkhē ‘beginning’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. archaically adverb

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   What is the difference between antiquated and archaic?

   • antiquated implies being discredited or outmoded or otherwise inappropriate to the present time. archaic implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time. obsolete may apply to something regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence.

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   What does archaic mean?

   • Note: In this dictionary the label archaic is affixed to words and senses relatively common in earlier times but infrequently used in present-day English. old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past.

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   What does arcaic mean?

   • ARCHAIC definition: 1. of or belonging to an ancient period in history: 2. extremely old-fashioned: 3. of or…. Learn more.

   ARCHAIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What are archaic words?

   • Archaic Proper – these are the words which are no longer being recognized in modern English. They are the words in Old English which are either completely dropped out of the language or have changed in their appearance and have become unrecognizeable. Historic words are being erroneously classified as archaic words.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishARCHAIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Archaic means of or belonging to an ancient period in history, or extremely old-fashioned. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     of or belonging to an ancient period in history: an archaic...

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     archaic definicja: 1. of or belonging to an ancient period...

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     archaic translate: عَتيق. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Learn the meaning of archaic, a word that describes something from an earlier or more primitive time, or having the characteristics of the language of the past. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of archaic.

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   The adjective archaic means something that belongs to an earlier or antiquated time. It can also mean something that is outdated but can still be found in the present and therefore could seem out of place.

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   Archaic means of or belonging to an ancient period in history, or extremely old-fashioned. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from various sources.

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   Archaic definition: marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated. See examples of ARCHAIC used in a sentence.

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   Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin, and usage of archaic with examples from the Collins Corpus and other sources.

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    Archaic means old and no longer used, or very old-fashioned. Learn how to use this word with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences.