antique
adjective/ænˈtiːk/
/ænˈtiːk/
[usually before noun]- (of furniture, jewellery, etc.) old and often valuable
- an antique mahogany desk
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAntique is used with these nouns:- chair
- coin
- collector
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.Want to learn more?
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