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   An·tique

   /anˈtēk/

   

   noun

   • 1. a collectible object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its considerable age: "Pauline loves collecting antiques"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a collectible object) having a high value because of considerable age: "an antique clock"
   • ▪ (of a method of finishing a wooden surface) intended to resemble the appearance of antique furniture: "bookshelves with an antique finish" Similar oldantiquariancollectablevintageclassicOpposite newmodernstate-of-the-art
   • 2. belonging to ancient times: "statues of antique gods" Similar ancientof long agoclassicalliterary:of yore
   • ▪ old-fashioned or outdated: "trade unions defending antique work practices" Similar out of dateoutdatedoutmodedold-fashionedarchaicantiquatedanachronisticancientantediluviansuperannuatedoutwornbehind the timesprimitivemedievalquaintoldfangledobsolescentobsoleteprehistoricpasséinformal:out of the arkfossilizedas old as the hillsold hatcreakyclunkymoldypast its/one's sell-by dateantwackyhorse and buggymossyOpposite currentmodernup to date
   • ▪ showing signs of great age or wear: humorous "an antique divorcee in reduced circumstances"

   verb

   • 1. make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means: "sanding will change the luster of the sanded spot, especially if the finish has been antiqued"
   • 2. search or shop for antiques: North American "they went antiquing almost every weekend"

   Word Origin late 15th century (as an adjective): from Latin antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

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