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archaism
(encz) | archaism,archaizmus n: |
Archaism
(gcide) | Archaism \Ar"cha*ism\, n. [Gr. 'archai:smo`s, fr. 'archai^os
ancient, fr. 'archh` beginning: cf. F. archa["i]sme. See
Arch, a.]
1. An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word,
expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer
in common use.
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2. Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness.
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A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of
archaism and remoteness from ordinary use) to our
Scriptural vocabulary. --De Quincey.
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archaism
(wn) | archaism
n 1: the use of an archaic expression [syn: archaism,
archaicism] |
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Archaism
(gcide) | Archaism \Ar"cha*ism\, n. [Gr. 'archai:smo`s, fr. 'archai^os
ancient, fr. 'archh` beginning: cf. F. archa["i]sme. See
Arch, a.]
1. An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word,
expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer
in common use.
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2. Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness.
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A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of
archaism and remoteness from ordinary use) to our
Scriptural vocabulary. --De Quincey.
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