antiquated

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈæntɪˌkweɪtɪd/, SAMPA: /"{ntI%kweItId/

[edit] Adjective

antiquated (comparative more antiquated, superlative most antiquated)

Positive
antiquated

Comparative
more antiquated

Superlative
most antiquated

  1. old-fashioned, out of date
    • 1918, Arthur Balfour, Response to Woodrow Wilsons Speech:
      Coming to the third proposition, von Hertling says, with justice, that the doctrine of the balance of power is a more or less antiquated doctrine.

[edit] Usage notes

Said of doctrines, notions, ideas, principles, opinions, philosophies, methods, words, but also of physical objects such as doors and maps.

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