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Meaning of antique in English antiquenoun [ C ] uk /ænˈtiːk/ us /ænˈtiːk/ Add to word list Add to word list B1 something made in an earlier period that is collected and considered to have value because it is beautiful, rare, old, or of high quality: You can't give away Granny's old bookcase - it's a valuable antique.collect antiques My mother collects antiques. an antique/antiques fair an antique/antiques auctionantique shop Fry owns an antique shop and art gallery in York Harbor, Maine.antiques dealer humorous someone or something very old or old-fashioned: These kids make me feel like an antique. This is a recipe from my childhood, which I guess makes it an antique.
  • An antique dealer had dated the vase at 1734.
  • We thought the chair was an antique worth a lot of money, but it turned out to be a valueless replica.
History - general words
  • Age of Exploration
  • age of sail
  • ahistoric
  • ahistorical
  • antiquarian
  • antiquary
  • cultural heritage
  • digital age
  • early modern
  • epigraphist
  • heritage
  • historian
  • information age
  • living history
  • living museum
  • maritime heritage
  • modern age
  • oral tradition
  • the Agrarian Revolution
  • unhistorical
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Old or old-fashioned antiqueadjective uk /ænˈtiːk/ us /ænˈtiːk/ B1 made in an earlier period and considered to have value because of being beautiful, rare, old, or of high quality: antique silver/jewellery/lace/furniture coming from a time in the past
  • oldBe careful - that clock is very old.
  • formerHe's a former coworker of mine.
  • ancientWe need to protect ancient monuments.
  • archaic"Thee" is an archaic word for "you".
See more results » typical of the past; not modern
  • old-fashionedHe's very old-fashioned and thinks that women should not work outside the home.
  • antiquatedThe school wants to update its antiquated computer system.
  • datedThe hotel's decor is starting to look dated.
  • outdatedMany hospitals struggle with outdated equipment and facilities.
  • quaintThe area is full of quaint little villages.
  • antiqueShe gave me an antique bedcover her great aunt made.
See more results » often humorous very old or old-fashioned: I just can't let go of the antique idea of reading actual books. This quaint love story seems almost absurdly antique now.
  • We have an antique clock on our mantelpiece.
  • We went to a sale of antique furniture and bought an oak chest.
  • So when did you start collecting antique glass?
  • The museum houses the biggest collection of antique toys in Europe.
  • We thought these were valuable antique chairs, but they turned out to be replicas.
  • Some of us still have a few antique notions stashed away in our heads.
History - general words
  • Age of Exploration
  • age of sail
  • ahistoric
  • ahistorical
  • antiquarian
  • antiquary
  • cultural heritage
  • digital age
  • early modern
  • epigraphist
  • heritage
  • historian
  • information age
  • living history
  • living museum
  • maritime heritage
  • modern age
  • oral tradition
  • the Agrarian Revolution
  • unhistorical
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Old or old-fashioned (Definition of antique from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

antique | American Dictionary

antiquenoun [ C ] us /ænˈtik/ Add to word list Add to word list something made in an earlier period and valued because it is old, rare, or of high quality: He sold antiques for a while.

antique

adjective us /ænˈtik/ an antique dealer/show (Definition of antique from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of antique

antique Even with this ban - which does not apply to antiques - it is still legal to do so in the internal market. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I cannot see how you would apply unit pricing to antiques. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English In addition, great concern has been expressed by those involved in the antiques and museum curators world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sales of works of art and antiques for foreign buyers run into millions of pounds and make an important contribution to the tourist trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The total value of works of art and antiques exported and re-exported in 1971 was about £56 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may still be purchased, perhaps as antiques. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have not confined themselves to paintings but have included drawings, tapestry, sculptures curios, antiques, coins, and all kinds of other items. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The order applying to antiques was produced only recently. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps he will explain why trade union pension funds are being used now to invest in antiques. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am afraid that separate information about antiques, works of art and the work of living artists is not available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of doing that, they are being used to buy antiques. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1842 goods that were 42 years old could be considered as antiques. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the 1980s the cost of money—for buying houses, antiques or cars—was highly affordable: money was cheap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The recorded crime figures do not separately identify theft of art and antiques. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The ordinary rules for export apply to furniture as to all other antiques within the scope of the export control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of antique These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of antique?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 古物, 古器, 古董… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 古物, 古器, 古董… See more in Spanish antigüedad, vejestorio, antiguo… See more in Portuguese antiguidade, antigo, de antiguidades… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian प्राचीन काळी केली असल्यामुळे किंमत प्राप्त झालेली वस्तू, जुन्या जमान्यात निर्माण केल्यामुळे मौल्यवान, सुंदर… See more 骨董（こっとう）品, 古美術品, 骨董の… See more antika, değerli, nadir bulunan bir nesne… See more antique, ancien/-ienne, objet [masculine] d’art… See more antiguitat, antic, d’època… See more antiek, oud, antiek-… See more முந்தைய காலகட்டத்தில் தயாரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒன்று, அது சேகரிக்கப்பட்டு மதிப்பைக் கொண்டிருப்பதாகக் கருதப்படுகிறது, ஏனெனில் இது அழகானது… See more पुरावस्तु, प्राचीन वस्तु जिसे उसकी खूबसूरती या उच्च गुणवत्ता की वजह से मूल्यवान माना जाता है, (सुंदर… See more અલભ્ય પ્રાચીન ક્લાવશેષ, પુરાતન વસ્તુ, પ્રાચીન - પુરાતન કાળમાં બનેલ મૂલ્યવાન અને અલભ્ય-દુર્લભ ચીજવસ્તુઓ… See more antik, gammel, gammeldags… See more antik, gammal, gammaldags… See more antik, fasyen lama, barangan lama… See more antik, Antiquitäten…, die Antiquität… See more antikk, antikvitet [masculine], gammel… See more قدیم, پرانے زمانے کی چیز, قیمتی اور نادر چیز… See more старовинний, антикварний, старомодний… See more ప్రాచీన వస్తువు, ప్రాచీన, మునుపటి కాలంలో తయారు చేయబడింది మరియు అందంగా… See more প্রাচীন, সেকেলে, প্রাচীন জিনিসপত্রের বিক্রেতা… See more starožitný, starý, staromódní… See more antik, kuno, barang antik… See more ซึ่งเป็นของโบราณและมีค่า, ซึ่งเป็นของเก่า, เกี่ยวกับของโบราณ… See more cổ xưa, cổ, đồ cổ… See more antyk, zabytkowy, przestarzały… See more 골동품, 옛날의… See more oggetto antico, antichità, pezzo d’antiquariato… See more Need a translator?

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