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Antique Definition

antique

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English

Etymology

From French antique (“ancient, old”) < Latin antiquus (“former, earlier, ancient, old”) < ante (“before”); see ante- and antic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

antique (comparative antiquer, superlative antiquest)

  1. Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.

Related terms

Noun

antique (plural antiques)

  1. An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
  2. (figuratively, mildly pejorative) An old person.

Translations

old piece
  • Hungarian: régiség hu(hu), antikvitás hu(hu)
  • Japanese: 骨董品 (kottōhin)
  • Norwegian: antikvitet no(no) m.
  • Polish: antyk pl(pl) m.
  • Portuguese: antiguidades pt(pt) f. pl.

Verb

to antique (third-person singular simple present antiques, present participle antiquing, simple past and past participle antiqued)

  1. (intransitive) To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
  2. (transitive) To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

antique (epicene, plural antiques)

  1. ancient
  2. relating to the Antiquity

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

antique f.

  1. Feminine plural form of antiquo

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

antīque

  1. vocative masculine singular of antīquus

 

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