archaic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ɑrˈkeɪɪk/
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arcaico
- Many words in the English language have become archaic and are rarely used today.
- an archaic term
- an archaic form
- seem archaic
And the everything will seem so archaic, so like that's so unorganized.
- And the everything will seem so archaic, so like that's so unorganized.
- It was a laptop video and I'm like professing my love for archaic desktop computers.
- Like we, this is the most archaic and nonsensical notion.
- The FDA has archaic and and inadequate IT systems, OK?
- When the world rejects that and goes back to the gold standard, which is not this archaic thing, people think, oh, that's the Stone Age.
- But I think soul also is it's a word that comes from an archaic mythological register.
- Most of the significant buildings built in Archaic times involve enormous amounts of human labour.
- Throughout history, narcissists have gotten their power because of archaic rules and hierarchies, and they capitalize on those.
- So a lot of that sort of old timey archaic language being used here, I think to try to create a certain effect.
- I you know, you're probably thinking, is it because his views are archaic and he's made offensive comments about slavery and Hitler?
Examples
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Well, I grant you that the language of the confession is archaic.
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The assets here spoke an archaic-sounding dialect that was sometimes hard to follow.
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Yeah, that is really an archaic way of thinking.
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Is there something specific you plan to do with that archaic device?
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To use an archaic expression, it's the only game in town.
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I think before we decide, we have to root out some archaic attitudes.
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That technology is archaic and outdated.
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But society has such an archaic view of death, that it heralds the end of life.
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Now I can read Dutch fairly well, but I'm having some trouble with some of the archaic expressions.
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We know that society evolves, we progress, we break with these archaic notions of who's fit to serve as our leaders.
Synonyms
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6.1
Relating to a very early stage in a language, period, or culture
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4.7
Not in style, like clothes or ideas from an earlier time
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5.8
No longer used or made because something newer replaces it
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5.0
No longer useful or fashionable because it is old
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4.4
No longer current or in use
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8.2
Very old and not useful or suitable now
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9.6
From a time long ago when life was different
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8.8
No longer fashionable compared with modern styles
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9.6
Belonging to an earlier time and not fitting the present
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7.5
Old-fashioned and not modern
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5.8
Very old-fashioned and not modern
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6.2
Not modern and looking old-fashioned
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9.9
Exists for a very long time, often about traditions, stories, or ideas
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9.9
Very old-fashioned and out of date
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6.8
No longer new or fashionable
Old and out of date in ideas, opinions, or ways
Belonging to a different time and not fitting the present
Having an older style that does not follow current fashion
Antonyms
How Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
archaic = archae + ic
The element 'archae-' is a classical combining form (not a productive standalone English word), so learners cannot reliably deduce 'archaic' means 'very old' from familiar English morphemes.
Etymology
The word archaic comes from the Greek arkhaios, which means 'ancient' or 'from the beginning', and you can see the same root in archaeology, the study of very old things. So archaic describes something old or old-fashioned that is no longer used much today.