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单词 antiquary
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antiquary

/ˈantɪkwəri /
noun (plural antiquaries)
Another term for antiquarian.Most of the owners of Egyptian material appear to have been inquisitive antiquaries rather than aristocratic virtuosi seeking works of art for their country houses....
  • The antiquary John Aubrey, writing in the seventeenth century, cited a report that Shakespeare ‘had been in his younger years a schoolmaster in the country’.
  • My dear friend the Barbadian antiquary has given me a thoughtful and useful present.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin antiquarius, from antiquus (see antique).

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