01 n. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.
pl.
Antiquities
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The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.
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Old age.[Obs.]“It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about you blasted with antiquity?” — Shak.
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Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
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The ancients; the people of ancient times.“That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has �vowed.” — Sir W. Raleigh.
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An old gentleman.[Obs.]“You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench.” — B. Jonson.
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A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.]