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Traditional English :: archaic
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archaistic.html - adj. 1 a antiquated. b (of a word etc.) no longer in ordinary use, though retained for special purposes. 2 primitive. 3 of an early period of art or culture, esp. the 7th-6th c. BC in Greece. archaically adv. [F archa |
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Traditional English :: archaism
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archaistic.html - n. 1 the retention or imitation of the old or obsolete, esp. in language or art. 2 an archaic word or expression. archaist n. archaistic adj. [mod.L f. Gk arkha |
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Traditional English :: archaize
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archaistic.html - v. (also -ise) 1 intr. imitate the archaic. 2 tr. make (a work of art, literature, etc.) imitate the archaic. [Gk arkhaìzo be old-fashioned f. arkhaios ancient] |
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Traditional English :: Archaean
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archaistic.html - adj. & n. (US Archean) --adj. of or relating to the earlier part of the Precambrian era. --n. this time. [Gk arkhaios ancient f. arkhe beginning] |
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Traditional English :: archaeology
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archaistic.html - n. (US archeology) the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of physical remains. archaeologic adj. archaeological adj. archaeologist n. archaeologize v.intr. (also -ise). [mod.L archaeologia f. Gk arkhaiologia ancient history (as ARCHAEAN, -LOGY)] |
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Traditional English :: archaeopteryx
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archaistic.html - n.
the oldest known fossil bird, Archaeopteryx lithographica, with teeth, feathers, and a reptilian tail. [Gk arkhaios ancient + pterux wing] |
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