antiikki — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
- antique noun An object, usually furniture or decorative item, valued for being old and often collectible.
- antiquity noun Ancient times, especially the era of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
- classic adj Widely recognised as excellent and enduring; a standard example of its kind.
Senses
antiikki is used for these senses in English:
- Antiquity The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
- ancient (history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
- classic Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
ancient — full definition
- adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
- adj Very old.
- noun A person who lived in the distant past, especially in classical Greece or Rome.
antique — full definition
- noun An object, usually furniture or decorative item, valued for being old and often collectible.
- adj Belonging to former times; old and often valuable because of its age.