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Word: Archaic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French archaïque, from Greek arkhaikos, from arkhaios, from arkhē ‘beginning’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɑːˈkeɪɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
very old or old-fashioned
Short Definition:very old or old-fashioned
Examples:- prisons are run on archaic methods
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