noun
1 ancient times
ADJECTIVE
▪ classical , Greek , Roman , etc.
▪
legends from Greek ~
▪ late
▪ remote
VERB + ANTIQUITY
▪ date back to , go back to , survive from
▪ be lost in
▪
The origins of this ancient structure are lost in ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ from ~
▪
a study of urban life from ~ to the present day
▪ in ~
▪
vases that were manufactured in late classical ~
2 a work of art, etc. from ancient times
ADJECTIVE
▪ classical , Egyptian , Greek , Roman , etc.
▪ priceless
▪ looted , stolen
VERB + ANTIQUITY
▪ collect
▪
He collects Egyptian antiquities.
ANTIQUITIES + NOUN
▪ antiquities dealer
3 great age
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , great
▪
the considerable ~ of the rocks in this region