Antiquité — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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.

Senses

Antiquité is used for these senses in English:

• Antiquity The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
• ancient history A period of history generally seen as occurring before the Middle Ages, that is, before the fall of the Roman Empire. Includes Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
• antiquity (often, constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.

antique — full definition

1. noun An object, usually furniture or decorative item, valued for being old and often collectible.
2. adj Belonging to former times; old and often valuable because of its age.

antiquity — full definition

1. noun Ancient times, especially the era of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
2. noun An object or relic surviving from ancient times.

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