ANTIQUITY


Meaning of ANTIQUITY in English

(antiquities)

1.

Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.

...famous monuments of classical ~...

N-UNCOUNT

2.

Antiquities are things such as buildings, statues, or coins that were made in ancient times and have survived to the present day.

...collectors of Roman antiquities.

N-COUNT: usu pl

3.

The ~ of something is its great age.

...a town of great ~...

N-UNCOUNT: with supp

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