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单词 archaism
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•cha•ism /ˈɑrkiˌɪzəm, -keɪ-/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [countable] an archaic word, phrase, or style.
See -arch-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•cha•ism  (ärkē iz′əm, -kā-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. something archaic, as a word or expression.
  2. Fine Art, Literaturethe use of what is archaic, as in literature or art:The archaism of the novelist's style provided a sense of the period.
the survival or presence of something from the past:The art of letter writing is becoming an archaism.Also, ar•cha•i•cism  (är kāə siz′əm).USA pronunciation 
  • Greek archaïsmós. See archaize, -ism
  • Latin
  • earlier archaismus 1635–45
archa•ist, n. 
ar′cha•istic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
archaism /ˈɑːkɪˌɪzəm -keɪ-/ n
  1. the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
  2. an archaic word, expression, style, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin archaismus, from Greek arkhaïsmos, from arkhaizein to model one's style upon that of ancient writers; see archaic

ˈarchaist n ˌarchaˈistic adj
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