antique — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
- antiquarian adj Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.
- antique noun An object, usually furniture or decorative item, valued for being old and often collectible.
- pristine adj Completely unspoiled and clean, as if untouched since it was made.
Senses
antique is used for these senses in English:
- ancient Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
- antiquarian Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.
- pristine Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
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.