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antique
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adjective (a)

  • Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an elderly man(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    gaffer, old geezer, old-timer, oldtimer
    source: wordnet30
  • any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age(adj.all)
    Example:
    The beautiful antique French furniture.
    source: wordnet30
  • out of fashion(adj.all)
    Example:
    A suit of rather antique appearance.
    Synonym:
    demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee
    source: wordnet30
  • belonging to or lasting from times long ago(adj.all)
    Example:
    The antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness.
    Synonym:
    age-old
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • shop for antiques(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • give an antique appearance to(verb.change)
    Example:
    Antique furniture.
    Synonym:
    antiquate
    source: wordnet30
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