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noun the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
noun extreme oldness
noun an artifact surviving from the past
originFrom Middle English antiquyte, antiquite, antiquytee, a borrowing from Old French antiquité, antiquitet, from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus. Equivalent to antique + -ity. See antique, antic. Compare with French antiquité.
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