antiquity noun
1 ancient times
ADJ. classical, Greek, Roman, etc. legends from Greek antiquity | late | immemorial, remote
VERB + ANTIQUITY date from, survive from | be lost in The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.
PREP. from ~ a study of urban life from antiquity to the present day | in ~ vases that were manufactured in late classical antiquity
2 a work of art, etc. from ancient times
ADJ. classical, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, etc.
VERB + ANTIQUITY collect He collects Egyptian and Roman antiquities.
3 great age
ADJ. considerable, great the considerable antiquity of the rocks in this region
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