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Archaism

Archaism Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Archaism? [n] the use of an archaic expression Synonyms \| Synonyms for Archaism: archaicism Related Terms \| Find terms related to Archaism: ancient manuscript \| antiquarianism \| antique \| antiquity \| archaeology \| archaicism \| artifact \| cave painting \| classicism \| eolith \| fossil \| medievalism \| mezzolith \| microlith \| neolith \| obsolete \| obsoletism \| paleolith \| petrification \| petrified forest \| petrified wood \| petroglyph \| plateaulith \| Pre-Raphaelitism \| relic \| reliquiae \| remains \| ruin \| ruins \| survival \| vestige See Also \| expression \| formulation Archaism In Webster's Dictionary \Ar"cha*ism\, n. [Gr. 'archai:smo`s, fr. 'archai^os ancient, fr. 'archh` beginning: cf. F. archa["i]sme. See {Arch}, a.] 1. An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use. 2. Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness. A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of archaism and remoteness from ordinary use) to our Scriptural vocabulary. --De Quincey.

Archaism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Archaism?

[n] the use of an archaic expression

Synonyms | Synonyms for Archaism: archaicism

See Also | expression | formulation

Archaism In Webster's Dictionary

\Ar"cha*ism\, n. [Gr. 'archai:smo`s, fr. 'archai^os
ancient, fr. 'archh` beginning: cf. F. archa["i]sme. See
{Arch}, a.]
1. An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word,
   expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer
   in common use.

2. Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness.

         A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of
         archaism and remoteness from ordinary use) to our
         Scriptural vocabulary.                --De Quincey.

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