antiquity
/ăn-tĭk′wĭ-tē/
noun
- Ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages.
- The people, especially the writers and artisans, of ancient times. inventions unknown to antiquity.
- The quality of being old or ancient; considerable age. a carving of great antiquity.
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ANTIQUITY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ANTIQUITY is ancient times; especially : those before the Middle Ages. How to use antiquity in a sentence.
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Antiquity - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
If you find an antiquity, call a museum: you just found something very old. Antiquity can also mean the idea of oldness.
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ANTIQUITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
ANTIQUITY definition: the quality of being ancient; ancientness. See examples of antiquity used in a sentence.
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ANTIQUITY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
Antiquities are things such as buildings, statues, or coins that were made in ancient times and have survived to the present day.
Cambridge Dictionary
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ANTIQUITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
ANTIQUITY meaning: 1. the distant past (= a long time ago), especially before the sixth century: 2. an object that…. Learn more.
Oxford English Dictionary
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antiquity, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun antiquity, one of which is labelled obsolete.
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ANTIQUITY Synonyms & Antonyms - 30 words | Thesaurus.com
Most often “the Renaissance” denotes the period of European history between the years 1400 and 1600, which witnessed a vital recovery of the literary genres, artistic ideals and philosophical visions of classical antiquity.
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[FREE] Provide the denotation and connotations of the following words: 1. Dissolution 2. Antiquity 3. Tumultuous - brainly.com
'Antiquity' denotes the ancient past while connoting nostalgia and respect; 'tumultuous' literally signals chaos but often carries an emotional weight related to instability or violence.
Encyclopedia Britannica
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Antiquity Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
ANTIQUITY meaning: 1 : ancient times; 2 : very great age
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Antiquity - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating in late 14th-century Old French and Latin, "antiquity" means ancient times, venerableness, and relics from olden eras like Greece and Rome.
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Antiquity Synonyms: 49 Synonyms and Antonyms for Antiquity | YourDictionary.com
Synonyms for ANTIQUITY: ancientness, oldness, antiqueness, elderliness, age, eld, old age, great age; Antonyms for ANTIQUITY: modernity, newness, youthfulness, convention, present, now, modern times, contemporary times.
Websters Dictionary 1828
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Websters Dictionary 1828 - Webster's Dictionary 1828 - Antiquity
1. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; a very indefinite term; as, Cicero was the most eloquent orator of antiquity
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Examples of 'ANTIQUITY' in a Sentence | Merriam-Webster
Madrid may not have the sheer beauty of Paris or the antiquity of Athens or Rome. — Town & Country, 14 Dec.
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May 9, 2025 - The sense of antiquitates, the idea that a civilization could be recovered by a systematic exploration of its relics and material culture, in the sense used by Varro and reflected in Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews was lost during the Middle ...
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ANTIQUITY Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus
as in ancientness the state of being something old despite their indisputable antiquity, many of the carvings look like they could have been made yesterday
Cambridge Dictionary
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ANTIQUITY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
ANTIQUITY definition: 1. the ancient past: 2. an ancient object: . Learn more.
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Word of the Day: antiquity - The New York Times
February 14, 2024 - … “For much of Anatolia, the Roman Imperial period was the high point of classical antiquity,” said Peter Talloen, an archaeology professor from the University of Leuven in Belgium who is excavating in the region.
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Definition of "In Antiquity" | Association of Art Museum Directors
The definitions were intended to clarify what had been a focus of the Guidelines from their inception in 2004 - addressing the problem of looting of antiquities, i.e., works of art and cultural objects made in antiquity.
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ANTIQUITIES Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Antiquities definition: remains or relics, such as statues, buildings, or coins, that date from ancient times. See examples of ANTIQUITIES used in a sentence.