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Etymology

< Middle English antiquytee < Old French antiquite < Latin antiquitas < antiquus; see antique. Compare with French antiquité.

Pronunciation

Noun

Singular antiquity

Plural antiquities

antiquity (plural antiquities)

  1. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past
    Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
  2. The ancients; the people of ancient times.
    That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed. --Sir W. Raleigh.
  3. (obsolete) An old gentleman.
    You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. --B. Jonson.
  4. (often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.

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