antiquarian C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌæntəˈkwɛriən/ UK /ˌæntɪˈkweəriən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to or dealing in antiques and old books; a collector of such She browsed an antiquarian bookshop for first editions. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to or dealing in... antiquarycollectorarchaist ↔ Opposites modernist Word family Derived forms antiquarianism Related forms antiqueantiquaryantiquity Etymology AI details From Latin antiquārius ('pertaining to antiquity'), from antiquus ('old, ancient'), from ante ('before'). antiquārius Latin antiquus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # antiquarian **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌæntəˈkwɛriən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌæntɪˈkweəriən/ ## Meanings 1. relating to or dealing in antiques and old books; a collector of such ## Examples - She browsed an antiquarian bookshop for first editions. ## Synonyms - antiquary - collector - archaist ## Antonyms - modernist ## Derived Forms - antiquarianism ## Related Forms - antique - antiquary - antiquity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: antiquārius - Root: antiquus ## Etymology From Latin antiquārius ('pertaining to antiquity'), from antiquus ('old, ancient'), from ante ('before'). ## AI Etymology Antiquarian is an adjective and noun meaning "relating to or dealing in antiques and old books; a collector of such". Historically, it is from Latin antiquārius ('pertaining to antiquity'), from antiquus ('old, ancient'), from ante ('before'). The historical chain links Latin antiquārius with Latin antiquus. Close English family members include antiquarianism, antique, antiquary, and antiquity. This keeps the modern adjective and noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown