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ARCHAIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
Example:
the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
Synonyms:
archaic; primitive
Classified under:
Similar:
early (being or occurring at an early stage of development)
Sense 2
Meaning:
So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Example:
archaic laws
Synonyms:
antediluvian; antiquated; archaic
Classified under:
Similar:
old (of long duration; not new)
