Nearby Words
Antiquities www.yahoo.com Huge selection of Antiquities items.
Dictionary.com Free Toolbar Dictionary.com Define Antiquity Instantly. Faster Page Loads With Fewer Ads.
Ads
noun, plural -ties.
1.
the quality of being ancient; ancientness: a bowl of great antiquity.
2.
ancient times; former ages: the splendor of antiquity.
3.
the period of history before the Middle Ages.
4.
the peoples, nations, tribes, or cultures of ancient times.
5.
Usually, antiquities. something belonging to or remaining from ancient times, as monuments, relics, or customs.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To antiquity
:10
:09
:08
:07
:06
:05
:04
:03
:02
:01
Antiquity
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is portend. Does it mean:
| in the direction of the stern; astern; aft |
| foreshadow |
Example Sentences
- The techniques used in handcrafting silver have changed little since antiquity.
- No other hominin of such antiquity--including Lucy--is as complete as this one.
- They are papyruses, scrolls like those on which all the great thoughts of antiquity were once recorded.
Collins
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
antiquity
late 14c., "olden times," from O.Fr. antiquitet (11c.; Mod.Fr. antiquité), from L. antiquitatem (nom. antiquitas) "ancient times, antiquity," noun of quality from antiquus (see antique). Specific reference to ancient Greece and Rome is from mid-15c.; meaning "quality
EXPANDof being old" is from about the same time. Antiquities "relics of ancient days" is from 1510s.
COLLAPSE
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com
Matching Quote
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.