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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

  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.

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