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antique
What does antique mean?
antique (adjective): made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce antique?
/ænˈtik/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does antique come from?
Borrowed from French antique (“ancient, old”), from Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”), from ante (“before”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to antique
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “antique” mean?
not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
Not quite: that's what free means.
made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
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suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
Not quite: that's what appropriate means.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
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