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The Meaning of antique
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(a.) Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.
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(a.) Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
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(a.) Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's \"Castle of Indolence.\"
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(a.) Odd; fantastic.
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(a.) 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.
Synonyms
old-timer
,
oldtimer
,
gaffer
,
old geezer
,
antiquate
,
demode
,
ex
,
old-fashioned
,
old-hat
,
outmoded
,
passe
,
passee
,
age-old
Rhymes
ashcreek
,
baek
,
batik
,
beak
,
beeck
,
beek
,
belgique
,
bespeak
,
bleak
,
boutique
,
cacique
,
cheek
,
chesapeake
,
chic
,
cleek
,
clique
,
creak
,
creek
,
critique
,
deike
,
dieck
,
dominique
,
eke
,
electrique
,
feick
,
fenugreek
,
fleek
,
freak
,
geac
,
geek
,
gieck
,
gleek
,
greek
,
grosbeak
,
henriques
,
henriquez
,
kmiec
,
leak
,
leake
,
leek
,
leick
,
leveque
,
manrique
,
martinique
,
mcpeek
,
mediq
,
meek
,
midweek
,
misspeak
,
monique
,
mozambique
,
mystique
,
nongreek
,
oblique
,
paek
,
peak
,
peake
,
peek
,
physique
,
pique
,
reeck
,
reek
,
respeak
,
rieck
,
riecke
,
riek
,
rieke
,
screak
,
seaq
,
seek
,
sheek
,
sheik
,
sheikh
,
shriek
,
siek
,
sikh
,
sleek
,
sneak
,
speak
,
speake
,
squeak
,
steek
,
streak
,
streek
,
tariq
,
teac
,
teak
,
technique
,
tweak
,
unique
,
vanbeek
,
veronique
,
weak
,
week
,
weick
,
weik
,
wieck
,
workweek
,
wreak
,
zeek
,
zeke