antiquity

noun

/ænˈtɪkwəti/

(plural antiquities)

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[uncountable] the ancient past, especially the times of the Greeks and Romans
- The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity.
- classical antiquity
- a study of society from late antiquity to the fifteenth century
Extra Examples
- The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity.
- legends from Greek antiquity
- vases that were manufactured in late classical antiquity
Topics Historyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- classical
- Greek
- Roman
- …
verb + antiquity
- date back to
- go back to
- survive from
- …
preposition
- from antiquity
- in antiquity
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[uncountable] the state of being very old or ancient
- A number of the monuments are of considerable antiquity.
- Archaeologists found 40 bodies of varying antiquity in the area.
- the considerable antiquity of the rocks in this region
Topics Historyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- considerable
- great
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[countable, usually plural] an object from ancient times
- Egyptian/Roman antiquities
Topics Historyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- classical
- Egyptian
- Greek
- …
verb + antiquity
- collect
antiquities + noun
- antiquities dealer
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French antiquite, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.

单词	antiquity
释义	antiquity noun /ænˈtɪkwəti/ /ænˈtɪkwəti/ (plural antiquities) jump to other results [uncountable] the ancient past, especially the times of the Greeks and Romans The statue was brought to Rome in antiquity. classical antiquity a study of society from late antiquity to the fifteenth century Extra Examples The origins of this ancient structure are lost in antiquity. legends from Greek antiquity vases that were manufactured in late classical antiquity Topics Historyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective classical Greek Roman … verb + antiquity date back to go back to survive from … preposition from antiquity in antiquity See full entry [uncountable] the state of being very old or ancient A number of the monuments are of considerable antiquity. Archaeologists found 40 bodies of varying antiquity in the area. the considerable antiquity of the rocks in this region Topics Historyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable great See full entry [countable, usually plural] an object from ancient times Egyptian/Roman antiquities Topics Historyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective classical Egyptian Greek … verb + antiquity collect antiquities + noun antiquities dealer See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French antiquite, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus, anticus ‘former, ancient’, from ante ‘before’.
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