Word
Antique
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
an-tique
Definition
- a. - Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue.
In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and
Rome.
- a. - Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of
time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
- a. - Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of
Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."
- a. - Odd; fantastic.
- a. - In general, anything very old; but in a more limited
sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the
remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.
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