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Word: Archaism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from modern Latin archaismus, from Greek arkhaismos, from arkhaizein ‘imitate archaic styles’, from arkhaios ‘ancient’, from arkhē ‘beginning’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɑːkeɪɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing that is very old or old-fashioned, especially an archaic word or style of language or art
Short Definition:thing that is very old
Examples:- conscious archaisms inspired by French harpsichord music
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