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English

Alternative forms

• antiquitary

Etymology

From Latin antiquarius (“pertaining to antiquity, one fond of or employed in antiquities”), from antiquus (“ancient”) + -arius

Noun

antiquary (plural antiquaries)

1. A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques; an antiquarian.
2. An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or things of the past.

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Adjective

antiquary (not comparable)

1. Relating to antiquity.

English

Alternative forms

• antiquitie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus; see antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æn?t?k.w?.ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æn?t?k.w?.ti/

Noun

antiquity (countable and uncountable, plural antiquities)

1. Ancient times; faraway history; former ages

2. The people of ancient times.

   • That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has avowed.

3. (obsolete) An old gentleman.
   • 1633, Ben Jonson, A Tale of a Tub

     You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench.

4. (historical) The historical period preceding the Middle Ages (c. 500-1500), primarily relating to European history.
5. (often constructed as an uncountable plural) A relic or monument of ancient times, such as a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.
6. The state of being ancient or of ancient lineage.

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Further reading

• antiquity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• antiquity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.