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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

   Scrabble Points: 14

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

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

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › archaicArchaic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ARCHAIC is having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses. How to use archaic in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Archaic.

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

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisharchaic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of archaic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishARCHAIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned. ...archaic laws that are very seldom used. Archaic practices such as these are usually put forward by people of limited outlook. ...archaic sculpture and porcelain. Synonyms: old, ancient, antique, primitive More Synonyms of archaic. More Synonyms of archaic.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryARCHAIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › archaic_adjarchaic, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   esp. of language: Belonging to an earlier period, no longer in common use, though still retained either by individuals, or generally, for special purposes, poetical, liturgical, etc. Thus the pronunciation obleege is archaic in the first case; the pronoun thou in the second.