antigo — meaning in English

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.
• back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
• old adj Having existed for a long time; not new or young.
• old-fashioned adjective Belonging to or suited to an earlier time, and no longer in style or common use. It can be mildly critical, suggesting something is out of date, or warm, suggesting it has the charm and solidity of the past.
• pristine adj Completely unspoiled and clean, as if untouched since it was made.
• sometime adverb At an unspecified point in the past or future.
• vintage noun The year or place a wine (or similar product) comes from, especially when it indicates quality.

Senses

antigo is used for these senses in English:

• Old Greek A form of the Greek language intermediate between Ancient Greek and Modern Greek; spoken roughly between the 1st and 16th centuries.
• antiquarian Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.
• back Not current.
• old Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
• old Former, previous.
• pristine Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.
• sometime Former, erstwhile; at some previous time.
• vintage (Of a motor car) built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).

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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