antiquarian
adjective/ˌæntɪˈkweəriən/
/ˌæntɪˈkweriən/
[usually before noun]- connected with the study, collection or sale of valuable old objects, especially books
- an antiquarian bookshop
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin antiquarius, from antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.Want to learn more?
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