antiquity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Ancient times, especially the period of ancient Greece and Rome.

   Cicero was one of the great orators of antiquity.

2. 2
   noun

   An object or relic surviving from ancient times, such as a coin or statue.

   The museum displays antiquities recovered from the ruins.

3. 3
   noun

   The quality of being extremely old.

   The value of the manuscript lies in its antiquity.

From Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus. Equivalent to antique + -ity. See antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité.

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