(antiquities)
1.
Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans.
...famous monuments of classical ~...
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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