Synonyms for archaic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ahr-key-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for archaic
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