antiquity

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noun

1. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
antique
• Members of this Topic:
Roman, Romanic, lustrum, catacomb, circus,
galley, laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath, pantheon, toga virilis,
humor, humour, dithyramb, paean, pean, torch race,
Ana, Lug, Lugh, Egyptian deity, Ra, Re,
Semitic deity, Persian deity, Chinese deity, Greek deity, Roman deity, Bacchus,
Norse deity, Phrygian deity, augur, auspex, centurion, choragus,
gladiator, pontifex, procurator, sibyl, tribune
• Hypernyms:
historic period, age
• Part Holonyms:
history
2. extreme oldness
• Syn:
ancientness
• Derivationally related forms:
antique, ancient (for: ancientness)
• Hypernyms:
oldness
3. an artifact surviving from the past
• Derivationally related forms:
antique
• Hypernyms:
artifact, artefact
• Hyponyms:
antique, relic, Roman building, stele, stela