archaic


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
archaic /ɑːˈkeɪɪk/
adjective very old or old-fashioned.

■ (of language) used to give an old-fashioned flavour.

■ belonging to an early period of art or culture.

– derivatives
archaically adverb.
– origin C19: from Fr. archaïque, from Gk arkhaikos, from arkhaios (see archaism).
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