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αρχαίος — meaning in English

archaios

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English meaning

  • ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
  • archaic adj Old-fashioned or belonging to an earlier time; no longer in common use.
  • old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.
  • pristine adj Completely unspoiled and clean, as if untouched since it was made.

Senses

αρχαίος is used for these senses in English:

  • archaic (archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period.
  • 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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