antique

  • 31antique — 1. noun the zither is a lovely antique Syn: collector s item, period piece, antiquity, heirloom 2. adjective 1) antique furniture Syn: old, antiquarian, collectable, old fashioned Ant: mode …

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  • 32antique — /ænˈtik / (say an teek) adjective 1. belonging to former times as contrasted with modern. 2. dating from an early period: antique furniture. 3. Colloquial very old fashioned. 4. Archaic aged; ancient: these antique walls. –noun 5. an object of… …

  • 33Antique 96 — Infobox Album Name = Antique 96 Type = Compilation album Artist = Pizzicato Five Released = November 1, 1994 Recorded = Genre = Shibuya kei Length = 69:05 Label = Sony Music Entertainment Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… …

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  • 34antique — an·tique || æn tiːk n. antique object, old object; antique style (in art) v. make antique; give an old appearance to adj. very old, ancient; old fashioned, not modern; from another period …

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  • 35antique — 1 adjective 1 antique furniture, jewellery etc is old and often valuable: an antique rosewood desk 2 formal connected with ancient times, especially ancient Rome or Greece 2 noun (C) a piece of furniture, jewellery etc that was made a very long… …

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  • 36antique — an•tique [[t]ænˈtik[/t]] adj. n. v. tiqued, ti•quing 1) of or belonging to the past; not modern 2) fur dating from a period long ago: antique furniture[/ex] 3) in the tradition or style of an earlier period 4) old fashioned; antiquated 5) of or… …

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  • 37antique — n. a genuine antique * * * [æn tiːk] a genuine antique …

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  • 38antique — [16] Originally, in Latin, antique was an adjectivized version of the adverb and preposition ‘before’: to ante ‘before’ was added the adjective suffix īcus, to produce the adjective antīquus (somewhat later an exactly parallel formation, using… …

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  • 39antique — [16] Originally, in Latin, antique was an adjectivized version of the adverb and preposition ‘before’: to ante ‘before’ was added the adjective suffix īcus, to produce the adjective antīquus (somewhat later an exactly parallel formation, using… …

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  • 40antique — n., adj., & v. n. an object of considerable age, esp. an item of furniture or the decorative arts having a high value. adj. 1 of or existing from an early date. 2 old fashioned, archaic. 3 of ancient times. v.tr. (antiques, antiqued, antiquing)… …

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