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ARCHAIC

\ɑːkˈe͡ɪɪk], \ɑːkˈe‍ɪɪk], \ɑː_k_ˈeɪ_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of ARCHAIC

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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Relating to a remote period; old-fashioned.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Ancient; primitive.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Belonging to a former period; going out of use; antiquated. -archaical.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

Ancient; peculiar to remote antiquity; obsolete.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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