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1. (n.) antiquity
the quality of being ancient; ancientness:
a bowl of great antiquity.
2. antiquity
ancient times; former ages.
3. antiquity
the period of history before the Middle Ages.
4. antiquity
antiquities, things belonging to or remaining from ancient times, as monuments, relics, or customs.
5. antiquity
the peoples, nations, or cultures of ancient times.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) antiquity
the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
2. (noun) ancientness, antiquity
extreme oldness
3. (noun) antiquity
an artifact surviving from the past
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) antiquity
the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity
2. (noun) antiquity
old age
3. (noun) antiquity
ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity
4. (noun) antiquity
the ancients; the people of ancient times
5. (noun) antiquity
an old gentleman
6. (noun) antiquity
a relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.]
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Sense: ancient times, especially those of the ancient Greeks and Romans
the gods and heroes of antiquity.
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 Afrikaans: vervloë dae |
 Arabic: العُصُور القَديمَة الرُّو |
 Bulgarian: античност |
 Brazilian: antiguidade |
 Czech: starověk |
 German: das Altertum |
 Danish: antikken; oldtiden |
 Greek: αρχαιότητα |
 Spanish: antigüedad |
 Estonian: antiikaeg |
 Farsi: تاریخ باستان |
 Finnish: muinaisaika |
 French: antiquité |
 Hebrew: יְמֶי קֶדֶם |
 Hindi: पुराकाल |
 Croatian: antika |
 Hungarian: azókor |
 Indonesian: kuno, zaman purbakala |
 Icelandic: fornöld |
 Italian: antichità |
 Japanese: 古代 |
 Korean: 고대 |
 Lithuanian: senovė, antika |
 Latvian: antīkā pasaule |
 Malay: keantikan |
 Dutch: oudheid |
 Norwegian: antikken, oldtida |
 Polish: starożytność |
 Persian: تاریخ باستان |
 Pashto: تیری زمانی |
 Portuguese: antiguidade |
 Romanian: antichitate |
 Russian: античность |
 Slovak: starovek |
 Slovenian: stari vek |
 Serbian: antika |
 Swedish: antiken, forntiden |
 Thai: โบราณกาล |
 Turkish: eskiçağlar |
 Taiwanese: 古代 |
 Ukrainian: класична стародавність, а |
 Urdu: سلف ، اگلے وقت کے |
 Vietnamese: thời cổ |
 Chinese: 古代 |
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