Antiquity

  • 11antiquity — /an tik wi tee/, n., pl. antiquities. 1. the quality of being ancient; ancientness: a bowl of great antiquity. 2. ancient times; former ages: the splendor of antiquity. 3. the period of history before the Middle Ages. 4. the peoples, nations,… …

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  • 12antiquity — noun /ænˈtɪk.kwʌ.ti/ a) Ancient times; former ages; times long since past Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity. b) The ancients; the people of ancient times. That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed. Sir W. Raleigh.… …

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  • 13antiquity — noun 1 (U) ancient times: a tradition that stretches back into antiquity 2 (U) the state of being very old: a building of great antiquity 3 (countable usually plural) a building or object made in ancient times: a collection of Roman antiquities …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14antiquity — UK [ænˈtɪkwətɪ] / US noun Word forms antiquity : singular antiquity plural antiquities 1) [uncountable] ancient times, especially the period of time before the end of the Roman Empire in ad 476 2) [countable, usually plural] an object or building …

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  • 15antiquity — /ænˈtɪkwəti / (say an tikwuhtee) noun (plural antiquities) 1. the quality of being ancient; great age: a family of great antiquity. 2. ancient times; former ages: the errors of dark antiquity. 3. the time before the Middle Ages. 4. the ancients… …

  • 16antiquity — Synonyms and related words: abidingness, aboriginality, age, ancien regime, ancient history, ancient manuscript, ancient times, ancientness, antique, archaism, artifact, atavism, cave painting, cobwebs of antiquity, constancy, continuance, defeat …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 17antiquity — an•tiq•ui•ty [[t]ænˈtɪk wɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the quality of being ancient; ancientness: a bowl of great antiquity[/ex] 2) ancient times; former ages 3) anh the period of history before the Middle Ages 4) antiquities, things belonging to or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18antiquity — Antika statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Senovės Graikija ir Roma, jų kultūra. kilmė lot. antiquus – senovinis atitikmenys: angl. antiquity vok. Antike, f rus. антика …

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  • 19antiquity — Antika statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Visuma senovės Graikijos ir Romos kultūros reiškinių, visų pirma literatūra ir menas, kūno kultūra, kurie laikomi klasikiniais. Šis terminas atsirado Renesanso laikais ir reiškė… …

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  • 20antiquity — n. (pl. ies) 1 ancient times, esp. the period before the Middle Ages. 2 great age (a city of great antiquity). 3 (usu. in pl.) physical remains or relics from ancient times, esp. buildings and works of art. 4 (in pl.) customs, events, etc., of… …

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