archaism

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

17th Century, from New Latin, from Greek, from arkhaizein to model one's style upon that of ancient writers.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑːkeɪˌɪzəm/

[edit] Noun

archaism (plural archaisms)

1. The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
2. An archaic word, style, etc.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aachimrs
• charisma