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archaic
very old-fashioned and no longer in common use
Synonyms
- outdated
- antiquated
- obsolete
Antonyms
- modern
- current
- contemporary
archaic in a sentence
The revised law removed several archaic rules about land ownership.
The museum displayed an archaic farming tool that machines had replaced generations ago.
Where it comes from
From Greek arkhaios, meaning 'ancient.'
Memory hook
ARCHAIC starts like ARCH: an ancient arch belongs to an earlier age.
Read it in context
- The Threads in the Ledger History