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Antonyms for archaic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ahr-key-ik
Phonetic Transcription : ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk



Definition of archaic

Origin :
  • 1810, from or by influence of French archaique (1776), ultimately from Greek arkhaikos "old-fashioned," from arkhaios "ancient," from arkhe "beginning" (see archon). Archaical is attested from 1799.
  • adj very old
Example sentences :
  • The original telegraph of Morse, exhibited in 1837, has become an archaic form.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Archaic, primitive, so ancient as to be rude, or at least extremely simple.
  • Extract from : « Architecture » by Thomas Roger Smith
  • He is a diplomatist, an ecclesiastic, an embodiment of all that is severe and archaic in authority.
  • Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
  • Archaic and variable spelling and hyphenation are preserved.
  • Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke
  • Archaic and variable spelling is preserved, including pic-nic.
  • Extract from : « What the Blackbird said » by Mrs. Frederick Locker
  • In some of their most archaic works, the Greeks fall into the imitation of this way.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • There is a lot of archaic language in this text, which remains as printed.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Myths » by Jean Lang
  • There is nothing at all of an archaic character, however, in this example of shell-carving.
  • Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
  • At that time my hair was archaic 54enough in length to grease the collar of my coat.
  • Extract from : « Ten Tales » by Franois Coppe
  • These inconsistencies, along with archaic spelling, have been retained throughout.
  • Extract from : « Pirates » by Anonymous

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