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antique /an-tēkˈ or formerly anˈtik/ (and sometimes written antick, now obsolete) adjective- Ancient
- Of a good old age, olden (now archaic or rhetorical in a good sense)
- (of articles or furniture) made in an earlier period and sought by collectors
- Relating to, or dealing in, antiques
- Old-fashioned
- Having an air of bygone times
- After the manner of the ancients
noun- Anything very old
- An old relic
- A piece of old furniture or other object sought by collectors
- A type of thick and bold face with lines of equal thickness (printing)
transitive verb To alter the appearance of (wood, leather, etc) so that it seems very old intransitive verb (US)To collect or shop for antiques —See also antic ORIGIN: L antīquus old, ancient, from ante before; influenced by Fr antique antiquate /anˈti-kwāt/ transitive verb - To make antique, old or obsolete
- To put out of use
anˈtiquated adjective antiquāˈtion noun antiqueˈly adverb antiqueˈness noun antiquitarian /an-tik-wi-tāˈri-ən/ noun A person attached to old ways or beliefs antiqˈuity noun - Ancient times, esp the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans
- Great age
- Old age, seniority (Shakespeare)
- Ancient style
- The people of ancient times
- (now usu in pl) a relic of the past
- (in pl) manners, customs, etc of ancient times
the antique - Ancient work in art
- The style of ancient art
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