antiquity
Meaning of antiquity
noun
- Ancient times; faraway history; former ages
Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
- The people of ancient times.
That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed. —Sir W. Raleigh.
- An old gentleman.
You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. —B. Jonson.
- (history) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
- (often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
- The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.
Information about antiquity
- It is a name.
- The plural form of antiquity is: antiquities.
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Hyphenation of antiquity
an-tiq-uity
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- antiquity is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
antiquity synonyms
Meaning ancientness:
Translation of antiquity
- French: antiquité
- Spanish: antigüedad
- German: Antiquität
- Italian: antichità
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