different between archaism vs obsoletism

English

Alternative forms

• archaicism
• archæism (old-fashioned)
• archaeism (rare or old-fashioned)

Etymology

17th Century, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ????????? (arkhaïsmós, “an antiquated phrase or style”), from ????????? (arkhaízein, “to model one's style upon that of ancient writers”), from ??????? (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”), from ???? (arkh?, “beginning”), from ???? (árkh?, “I begin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?erg?- (“to begin, rule, command”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???(?)ke???z?m/, /???(?)ki??z?m/

Noun

archaism (countable and uncountable, plural archaisms)

1. The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
2. An archaic word, style, etc.

   In this text, the word "methinks" appears to be a deliberate archaism.

   • L. Douglas

     He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.

Related terms

• archaic

Translations

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Charisma, charisma, machairs

English

Etymology

obsolete +? -ism

Noun

obsoletism (plural obsoletisms)

1. A disused word or phrase; an archaism.

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