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archaistic

ar·cha·ism
A a

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahr-kee-iz-uh m, -key-]
    • /ˈɑr kiˌɪz əm, -keɪ-/
    • /ɑːkˌeɪˈɪstɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahr-kee-iz-uh m, -key-]
    • /ˈɑr kiˌɪz əm, -keɪ-/

Definitions of archaistic word

  • noun archaistic something archaic, as a word or expression. 1
  • noun archaistic the use of what is archaic, as in literature or art: The archaism of the novelist's style provided a sense of the period. 1
  • noun archaistic the survival or presence of something from the past: The art of letter writing is becoming an archaism. 1
  • noun archaistic Pertaining to an archaist; deliberately archaic, old-fashioned in an affected way. 1

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Origin of archaistic

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; earlier archaismus < Latin < Greek archaïsmós. See archaize, -ism

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Parts of speech for Archaistic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

archaistic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

archaistic usage trend in Literature

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