noun Etymology: New Latin archaïsmus, from Greek archaïsmos, from archaios Date: 1643 the use of archaic diction or style, an instance of archaic usage, something archaic, archaist noun archaistic adjective archaize verb
ARCHAISM
Meaning of ARCHAISM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012