archaic
adjective/ɑːˈkeɪɪk/
/ɑːrˈkeɪɪk/
- old and no longer used
- ‘Thou art’ is an archaic form of ‘you are’.
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- very old-fashioned synonym outdated
- The system is archaic and unfair and needs changing.
- from a much earlier or ancient period of history
- archaic art
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaikos, from arkhaios, from arkhē ‘beginning’.
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