antique

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.6 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French antique (“‘ancient, old’”) < Latin antiquus (“‘former, earlier, ancient, old’”) < ante (“‘before’”); see ante- and antic.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ænˈtiːk/
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• Rhymes: -iːk

[edit] Adjective

antique (comparative more antique, superlative most antique)

1. Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.

[edit] Related terms

• ancient
• antic
• antiquary
• antiquarian
• antiquated
• antiquity

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

antique (plural antiques)

1. An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
2. (figuratively, mildly pejorative) An old person.

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[edit] Verb

to antique (third-person singular simple present antiques, present participle antiquing, simple past and past participle antiqued)

1. (intransitive) To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
2. (transitive) To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.

[edit] External links

• antique in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• antique in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Adjective

antique

1. ancient (very old)

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aeinqtu
• taquine, taquiné