antiquity

antiquity
noun
1 ancient times
ADJECTIVE
classical, Greek, Roman, etc.

legends from Greek antiquity

late
remote
VERB + ANTIQUITY
date back to, go back to, survive from
be lost in

The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.

PREPOSITION
from antiquity

a study of urban life from antiquity to the present day

in antiquity

vases that were manufactured in late classical antiquity

2 a work of art, etc. from ancient times
ADJECTIVE
classical, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, etc.
priceless
looted, stolen
VERB + ANTIQUITY
collect

He collects Egyptian antiquities.

ANTIQUITIES + NOUN
antiquities dealer
3 great age
ADJECTIVE
considerable, great

the considerable antiquity of the rocks in this region


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  • Antiquity — An*tiq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Antiquities}. [L. antiquitas, fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquit[ e]. See {Antique}.] 1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • antiquity — [an tik′wə tē] n. pl. antiquities [ME & OFr antiquite < L antiquitas < antiquus: see ANTIQUE] 1. the early period of history, esp. before the Middle Ages 2. the quality of being ancient or old; great age [a statue of great antiquity] 3. the …   English World dictionary

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  • antiquity — [[t]æntɪ̱kwɪti[/t]] antiquities 1) N UNCOUNT Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans. ...famous monuments of classical antiquity... The town was famous in antiquity for its white bulls. 2) N …   English dictionary

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