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antiek — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
  • antediluvian adj Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
  • antique noun An object, usually furniture or decorative item, valued for being old and often collectible.

Senses

antiek is used for these senses in English:

  • ancient Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
  • antediluvian (by extension) Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.

ancient — full definition

  1. adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
  2. adj Very old.
  3. noun A person who lived in the distant past, especially in classical Greece or Rome.

antediluvian — full definition

  1. adj Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.
  2. adj Of animals and plants: long extinct; prehistoric.
  3. adj Of a person or thing: very old; ancient.
  4. adj Of attitudes, ideas, etc.: extremely old-fashioned, especially to a laughable extent; antiquated.

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