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Archaic
archaic
Archaic means extremely old or extremely old-fashioned. ...archaic laws that are very seldom used... = antiquated ADJ: usu ADJ n
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adjective Etymology: French or Greek; French archaique, from Greek archaikos, from archaios Date: 1832 1. having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses an ~ word 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time ; antiquated ~ legal traditions 3. capitalized of or belonging to the early or formative phases of a culture or a period of artistic development; especially of or belonging to the period leading up to the classical period of Greek culture 4. surviving from an earlier period; specifically typical of a previously dominant evolutionary stage 5. capitalized of or relating to the period from about 8000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. and the North American cultures of that time Synonyms: see old • ~ally adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a antiquated. b (of a word etc.) no longer in ordinary use, though retained for special purposes. 2 primitive. 3 of an early period of art or culture, esp. the 7th-6th c. BC in Greece. Derivatives archaically adv. Etymology: F archa{iuml}que f. Gk arkha{iuml}kos (as ARCHAEAN) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. архаичный, устарелый archaic word —- лексический архаизм archaic traditions —- отжившие традиции 2. древний archaic sculpture —- древняя скульптура 3. вышедший из употребления archaic laws —- устаревшие законы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 old and no longer used (The English used in the letter is an archaic form.) 2 old-fashioned and needing to be replaced (The central heating in the building is positively archaic.) 3 connected to ancient times ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1832, from Fr. archaique, ult. from Gk. archaikos "old-fashioned," from archaios "ancient," from archein "begin, rule." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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