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antiquity Definition


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antiquity
noun antiquities (plural in sense 3 only)
    1. Ancient times, especially before the end of the Roman Empire in AD 476.
      Thesaurus: ancient times, time immemorial, distant past, olden days.
    2. Great age.
    3. Works of art or buildings surviving from ancient times.
      Form: antiquities
Etymology: 14c: from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus ancient.



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