archaic
adjectiveDefinition of archaic
1
: having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
an archaic word
Note: In this dictionary the label archaic is affixed to words and senses relatively common in earlier times but infrequently used in present-day English.
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time : antiquated
archaic legal traditions
3
capitalized
: of or belonging to the early or formative phases of a culture or a period of artistic development
especially
: of or belonging to the period leading up to the classical period of Greek culture
4
: surviving from an earlier period
specifically
: typical of a previously dominant evolutionary stage
5
capitalized
: of or relating to the period from about 8000 b.c. to 1000 b.c. and the North American cultures of that time
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