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antique

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1. antique - Noun

2. antique - Adjective

3. antique - Verb

4. antique - Adjective Satellite

5. Antique - Proper noun

Meaning

Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome.

Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.

Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."

Odd; fantastic.

In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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A great city, whose image dwells in the memory of man, is the type of some great idea. Rome represents conquest; Faith hovers over the towers of Jerusalem; and Athens embodies the pre-eminent quality of the antique world, Art. Benjamin Disraeli

We outgrow love like other things and put it in a drawer, till it an antique fashion shows like costumes grandsires wore. Emily Dickinson

I'm the oldest antique in town. Norman Rockwell

The book of Job is pure Arab poetry of the highest and most antique cast. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something. Ursula Andress

While trying to pull down something from the antique she lost what she had under her armpit. Ethiopian Proverb

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