antiquity
noun/ænˈtɪkwəti/
/ænˈtɪkwəti/
(plural antiquities)
- [uncountable] the ancient past, especially the times of the Greeks and Romans
- The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity.
- classical antiquity
- a study of society from late antiquity to the fifteenth century
Extra ExamplesTopics Historyc2- The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.
- legends from Greek antiquity
- vases that were manufactured in late classical antiquity
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classical
- Greek
- Roman
- …
- date back to
- go back to
- survive from
- …
- from antiquity
- in antiquity
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- [uncountable] the state of being very old or ancient
- A number of the monuments are of considerable antiquity.
- Archaeologists found 40 bodies of varying antiquity in the area.
- the considerable antiquity of the rocks in this region
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- [countable, usually plural] an object from ancient times
- Egyptian/Roman antiquities
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- classical
- Egyptian
- Greek
- …
- collect
- antiquities dealer
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French antiquite, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.
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