antiquary

C2+ Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈæntəˌkwɛri/ UK /ˈæntɪkwəri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a student or collector of antiquities

The antiquary catalogued each Roman coin with care.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a student or collector of... antiquarian collectorarchaist

Word family

Related forms antique antiquarian antiquity

Etymology

From Latin antiquārius ('a student of the past'), from antiquus ('old, ancient'), from ante ('before').

antiquārius Latin antiquus Latin

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# antiquary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈæntəˌkwɛri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈæntɪkwəri/

## Meanings
1. a student or collector of antiquities

## Examples
- The antiquary catalogued each Roman coin with care.

## Synonyms
- antiquarian
- collector
- archaist

## Related Forms
- antique
- antiquarian
- antiquity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: antiquārius
- Root: antiquus

## Etymology
From Latin antiquārius ('a student of the past'), from antiquus ('old, ancient'), from ante ('before').

## AI Etymology
Antiquary is a noun meaning "a student or collector of antiquities". Historically, it is from Latin antiquārius ('a student of the past'), from antiquus ('old, ancient'), from ante ('before'). The historical chain links Latin antiquārius with Latin antiquus. Close English family members include antique, antiquarian, and antiquity. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it.

## Topics
- Education & Learning
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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