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antiquity
antiquity /ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/ aep /-wə.t̬i/ noun
1 F0 [U] the distant past (= a long time ago), especially before the sixth century: » Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.» Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical antiquity.Thesaurus+: ↑Ancient history: before 500 AD2 F0 [C] an object that was created a very long time ago: » Under Greek law, all antiquities that are discovered in Greece belong to the government.Thesaurus+: ↑Old or old-fashioned , ↑The elderly |