antiquitynoun
uk/ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/us/ænˈtɪk.wə.t̬i/[ U ] the distant past (= a long time ago), especially before the sixth century:
Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.
Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical antiquity.
[ C ] an object that was created a very long time ago:
Under Greek law, all antiquities that are discovered in Greece belong to the government.
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Ancient history: before 500 AD
- ancient
- archaic
- Celt
- centurion
- classical
- Colosseum
- Grecian
- Hellenic
- Hippocrates
- legion
- mummy
- necropolis
- neoclassical
- Neogene
- palaeo-
- Saturnalia
- the Bronze Age
- the Christian era
- the Iron Age
- Tigris
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