archaic
11archaic — 1. noun /ɑɹˈkejɪk/ A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘[ …
12archaic — ar|cha|ic [a:ˈkeı ık US a:r ] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: archaïque, from Greek archaikos, from archaios ancient ] 1.) old and no longer used = ↑outdated ≠ ↑modern ▪ archaic words 2.) old fashioned and needing to be replaced ▪ Ma …
13archaic — ar•cha•ic [[t]ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: archaic ideas[/ex] 2) ling. (of a linguistic form) commonly used in an earlier time but rare in present day usage except to suggest an older time …
14archaic — adjective Etymology: French or Greek; French archaïque, from Greek archaïkos, from archaios Date: 1832 1. having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses < an archaic word > 2. of, relating to, or… …
15ARCHAIC — The period of full urbanization and/or state formation and the height of power of the Etruscans between approximately 580 and 400 BC. Artistically, the term archaic period acknowledges a parallelism to the Greek world and implies a process of… …
16archaic — ar|cha|ic [ ar keıık ] adjective 1. ) old and no longer used: archaic language a ) used about something that is very old fashioned and needs to be changed: archaic laws that forbid the sale of liquor on Sunday 2. ) relating to ancient times …
17archaic — adjective 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 …
18archaic — UK [ɑː(r)ˈkeɪɪk] / US [ɑrˈkeɪɪk] adjective 1) a) old and no longer used archaic language b) used about something that is very old fashioned and needs to be changed Britain s archaic licensing laws 2) relating to ancient times …
19archaic — Ancient; old; in jungian psychology, denoting the ancestral past of mental processes. [G. archaikos, ancient] * * * ar·cha·ic är kā ik adj 1) typical of a previously dominant evolutionary stage <archaic features of a fossil skull> 2) having …
20archaic — adj. Archaic is used with these nouns: ↑word …
