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an⋅ti⋅quar⋅y

[an-ti-kwer-ee]
–noun, plural -quar⋅ies.
1. an expert on or student of antiquities.
2. a collector of antiquities.

Origin:
1555–65; < L antīquārius a student of the past, equiv. to antīqu(us) ancient, old (see antique ) + -ārius -ary
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an·ti·quar·y   (ān'tĭ-kwěr'ē)   
n.   pl. an·ti·quar·ies
An antiquarian.

[Latin antīquārius, from antīquus, old; see antique.]
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