antique
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5.2
- adjective
- /ænˈtiːk/
:
antiguo
- Hey, Alex, how do you like my antique ashtray?
- antique objects
- antique art
- antique sculpture
It's kind of like a burnt gold and it's very antique looking and very ornate.
- It's kind of like a burnt gold and it's very antique looking and very ornate.
- So fate does not restore their world to us along with the works of antique art.
- So there's an old antique sleigh in there and just some other cool stuff that's pretty neat.
- I met a traveller from an antique land who said Two vast and trunkless legs of stone stand in the desert.
- It is a an antique kind of metallic chain and it's got this is like silver, dirty old silver.
Examples
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Her living room was stuffed with big antique furniture, and old paintings, and more doilies than I could count.
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The museum featured an antique clock that had been meticulously restored to its original condition.
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And when I was there, I had a history teacher with an antique history book.
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What do we got here, an antique show?
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I just got married, just moved to a small town, just opened up an antique shop.
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So the whole point is to use as much antique hardware as possible.
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For instance, you might show photos of antique tools and ask how they were used.
Academic text (2013) -
Someone tracked down all those wonderful antique toys.
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Often, an interesting old barn or antique equipment punctuates the simplicity of fields.
Academic text (2001) -
The previous owner left antique furniture in the property, including this Edwardian ping pong table.
Synonyms
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1.0
A thing that belonged to or was used before the one you have now
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3.4
Very old and from a long time ago
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4.2
Very old and present for a long time
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4.7
Valued and kept because people have done it for a long time
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5.3
Old and from a past time that people value, like clothes or furniture
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Exists for a very long time, often about traditions, stories, or ideas
Antonyms
Compounds
- Archaic
An object from Birmingham that looks old but is usually a copy and often fake
How Old
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word antique comes from the old Latin word antiquus, meaning 'old' or 'from long ago', and is like the word ancient. So an antique object is something 'from before' that people value for its age and history.