"antiquity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ænˈtɪk.wɪ.ti/ [UK], /ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/ [US] Audio: en-us-antiquity.ogg [US] Forms: antiquities [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkwɪti Etymology: From Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus. Equivalent to antique + -ity. See antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂en-|*h₃ekʷ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|antiquyte}} Middle English antiquyte, {{m|enm|antiquite}} antiquite, {{m|enm|antiquytee}} antiquytee, {{der|en|fro|antiquité}} Old French antiquité, {{m|fro|antiquitet}} antiquitet, {{der|en|la|antiquitas}} Latin antiquitas, {{m|la|antiquus}} antiquus, {{suffix|en|antique|ity}} antique + -ity, {{cog|fr|antiquité}} French antiquité Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} antiquity (countable and uncountable, plural antiquities)
  1. Ancient times; faraway history; former ages. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-antiquity-en-noun-A0PvS2WE
  2. The people of ancient times. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-antiquity-en-noun-Bq-ewgBy
  3. (obsolete) An old gentleman. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-antiquity-en-noun--SJSpcMW
  4. (history) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): History Translations (the historical period preceding the Middle Ages): starożytność [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-antiquity-en-noun-woJtMMKw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Ethiopian Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 18 2 31 16 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 21 18 4 31 16 11 Disambiguation of Ethiopian Sign Language terms in nonstandard scripts: 20 18 2 32 16 12 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'the historical period preceding the Middle Ages': 7 4 1 81 4 3
  5. (often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-antiquity-en-noun-ovVKU6Dn
  6. The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the state of being ancient or of ancient lineage): antyczność [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-antiquity-en-noun-w9boMVm6 Disambiguation of 'the state of being ancient or of ancient lineage': 7 7 1 9 6 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: antiquitie [obsolete] Related terms: ancient, antic, antiquarian, antiquary, antiquated, antique Translations (ancient times): ἀρχαιότης (arkhaiótēs) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), تَارِيخ قَدِيم (tārīḵ qadīm) [masculine] (Arabic), древност (drevnost) (Bulgarian), античност (antičnost) (Bulgarian), antiguitat [feminine] (Catalan), 古代 (gǔdài) (Chinese Mandarin), antika [feminine] (Czech), starověk [masculine] (Czech), oudheid [feminine] (Dutch), antikveco (Esperanto), antikvo (Esperanto), የድሮ ዘመነን (Ethiopian Sign Language), antiikki (Finnish), Antiquité [feminine] (French), antigüidade [feminine] (Galician), Antike [feminine] (German), Altertum [neuter] (German), αρχαιότητα (archaiótita) [feminine] (Greek), קֶדֶם (qédem) [masculine] (Hebrew), antikvitás (Hungarian), ókor (Hungarian), antiqueso (Ido), antichità [feminine] (Italian), (mukashi) (alt: むかし) (Japanese), 古代 (kodai) (alt: こだい) (Japanese), 고대 (godae) (Korean), antīquitās [feminine] (Latin), senatne [feminine] (Latvian), Antiquitéit [feminine] (Luxembourgish), pāhake (Maori), whakapata (Maori), nehe (Maori), neherā (Maori), tua whakarere (Maori), antiquyte (Middle English), antyk [masculine] (Polish), starożytność [feminine] (Polish), antiguidade [feminine] (Portuguese), antichitate [feminine] (Romanian), дре́вность (drévnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), старина́ (stariná) [feminine] (Russian), antika [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), starovek [masculine] (Slovak), antigüedad [feminine] (Spanish), antiken [common-gender] (Swedish), forntid [common-gender] (Swedish), давнина́ (davnyná) (Ukrainian), старовина́ (starovyná) [feminine] (Ukrainian) Translations (relic or monument of ancient times): antiguitat [feminine] (Catalan), antiquité [feminine] (French), antigüidade [feminine] (Galician), antikvitás (Hungarian), régiség (Hungarian), antiguidade [feminine] (Portuguese), antikvitet [common-gender] (Swedish) Translations (the ancients): antika [feminine] (Czech), Antiquité [feminine] (French), antigüidade [feminine] (Galician), αρχαιότητα (archaiótita) [feminine] (Greek), αρχαίοι (archaíoi) [masculine, plural] (Greek), ókoriak (Hungarian), antiguidade [feminine] (Portuguese), antika [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian)
Derived forms: antiquitarian, antiquitarianism, antiquitary, antiquitech, antiquitist, antiquitization, antiquitize, antiquitous, Antiquity, classical antiquity, Late Antiquity Disambiguation of 'ancient times': 31 28 1 11 24 5 Disambiguation of 'relic or monument of ancient times': 28 27 1 9 30 4 Disambiguation of 'the ancients': 25 23 10 5 19 18

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      "alt": "むかし",
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      "word": "昔"
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      "word": "고대"
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      "word": "antyk"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ancient times",
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ancient times",
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      "word": "antiguidade"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "_dis1": "31 28 1 11 24 5",
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      "sense": "the ancients",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 23 10 5 19 18",
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      "sense": "the ancients",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Antiquité"
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 23 10 5 19 18",
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      "sense": "the ancients",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "antigüidade"
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      "_dis1": "25 23 10 5 19 18",
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      "roman": "archaiótita",
      "sense": "the ancients",
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        "feminine"
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    {
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 23 10 5 19 18",
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      "sense": "the ancients",
      "word": "ókoriak"
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    {
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "تَارِيخ قَدِيم"
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      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "античност"
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      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "古代"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "ancient times",
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        "masculine"
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      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "ancient times",
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "ancient times",
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      "code": "eth",
      "lang": "Ethiopian Sign Language",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "የድሮ ዘመነን"
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      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "antiikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Antiquité"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antigüidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Antike"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Altertum"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "archaiótita",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αρχαιότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "arkhaiótēs",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀρχαιότης"
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    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "qédem",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קֶדֶם"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "antikvitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "ókor"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "antiqueso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antichità"
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      "alt": "むかし",
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "昔"
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      "alt": "こだい",
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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kodai",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "古代"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "godae",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "고대"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antīquitās"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "senatne"
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    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Antiquitéit"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "pāhake"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "whakapata"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "nehe"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "neherā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "tua whakarere"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "antiquyte"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antyk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "starożytność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antiguidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antichitate"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дре́вность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stariná",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "старина́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antika"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "starovek"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antigüedad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "antiken"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forntid"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "davnyná",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "word": "давнина́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "starovyná",
      "sense": "ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "старовина́"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the ancients",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antika"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the ancients",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Antiquité"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the ancients",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antigüidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "archaiótita",
      "sense": "the ancients",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αρχαιότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "archaíoi",
      "sense": "the ancients",
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      "word": "αρχαίοι"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the ancients",
      "word": "ókoriak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the ancients",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antiguidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the ancients",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antika"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "relic or monument of ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antiguitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relic or monument of ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antiquité"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "relic or monument of ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antigüidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "relic or monument of ancient times",
      "word": "antikvitás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "relic or monument of ancient times",
      "word": "régiség"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relic or monument of ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antiguidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "relic or monument of ancient times",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "antikvitet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the historical period preceding the Middle Ages",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "starożytność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the state of being ancient or of ancient lineage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "antyczność"
    }
  ],
  "word": "antiquity"
}

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