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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•cha•ism /ˈɑrkiˌɪzəm, -keɪ-/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] an archaic word, phrase, or style.
See -arch-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•cha•ism (är′kē iz′əm, -kā-),USA pronunciation n. - something archaic, as a word or expression.
- 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 kā′ə siz′əm).USA pronunciation - Greek archaïsmós. See archaize, -ism
- Latin
- earlier archaismus 1635–45
ar′cha•ist, n. ar′cha•is′tic, adj. |