archaist

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ar·cha·ism

A0404400 (är′kē-ĭz′əm, -kā-)n.1. An archaic word, phrase, idiom, or other expression.2. An archaic style, quality, or usage.

[New Latin archaeismus, from Greek arkhaismos, from arkhaios, ancient; see archaic.]

ar′cha·ist n.ar′cha·is′tic (-ĭs′tĭk) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	archaist - a person who archaizesindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	archaist - an expert or collector of antiquitiesantiquarian, antiquaryexpert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully