Antiquity — An*tiq ui*ty, n.; pl. {Antiquities}. [L. antiquitas, fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquit[ e]. See {Antique}.] 1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antiquity — may refer to: *Generally, ancient history, and may be used of any historical period before the Middle Ages. **More specifically it means the classical antiquity of Greece and Rome. **Late Antiquity is used of the period between classical… … Wikipedia
Antiquity — Студийный альбом De/Vision … Википедия
antiquity — [n1] old object antique, relic, ruin; concept 259 antiquity [n2] oldness age, ancientness, antiqueness, archaicism, archaism, elderliness, hoariness, old age, venerableness; concept 715 Ant. convention, modernity, newness antiquity [n3] … New thesaurus
antiquity — (n.) late 14c., olden times, from O.Fr. antiquitet (11c.; Mod.Fr. antiquité) olden times; great age; old age, from L. antiquitatem (nom. antiquitas) ancient times, antiquity, venerableness, noun of quality from antiquus (see ANTIQUE (Cf. antique) … Etymology dictionary
antiquity — [an tik′wə tē] n. pl. antiquities [ME & OFr antiquite < L antiquitas < antiquus: see ANTIQUE] 1. the early period of history, esp. before the Middle Ages 2. the quality of being ancient or old; great age [a statue of great antiquity] 3. the … English World dictionary
antiquity — ► NOUN (pl. antiquities) 1) the distant past, especially before the Middle Ages. 2) an object from the distant past. 3) great age … English terms dictionary
antiquity — noun 1 ancient times ADJECTIVE ▪ classical, Greek, Roman, etc. ▪ legends from Greek antiquity ▪ late ▪ remote … Collocations dictionary
antiquity — an|tiq|ui|ty [ænˈtıkwıti] n plural antiquities 1.) [U] ancient times in antiquity ▪ The common household fork was nearly unknown in antiquity. 2.) [U] the state of being very old ▪ a building of great antiquity 3.) [C usuall … Dictionary of contemporary English
antiquity — /an tik wi tee/, n., pl. antiquities. 1. the quality of being ancient; ancientness: a bowl of great antiquity. 2. ancient times; former ages: the splendor of antiquity. 3. the period of history before the Middle Ages. 4. the peoples, nations,… … Universalium
