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10 Language-to-English DictionariesArchaismus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Archaismus
"Der Text enthält viele Archaismen aus dem Mittelalter."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A thing that is very old or old-fashioned; a word, spelling, or phrase that is no longer in everyday use.
"The poem is filled with obscure archaism that make it difficult for modern readers to understand."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 19th century: from French archaïsme, from Greek arkhaismos, from arkhaizein 'imitate the old style', from arkhaios 'ancient'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Archaism" is said worldwide
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archaïsme
Transliteration: archaïsme
"L'utilisation de ce terme constitue un archaïsme littéraire."
Archaismus
Transliteration: Archaismus
"Der Text enthält viele Archaismen aus dem Mittelalter."
arcaismo
Transliteration: arcaismo
"Questo termine è ormai considerato un arcaismo."
arcaísmo
Transliteration: arcaísmo
"El uso de ese vocabulario es un claro arcaísmo."
arcaísmo
Transliteration: arcaísmo
"Aquela palavra caiu em desuso e tornou-se um arcaísmo."
पुरातनता
Transliteration: puratanata
"इस कविता में कई पुरातनता शब्दों का प्रयोग किया गया है।"
古语
Transliteration: gǔyǔ
"这首诗里包含了很多古语。"
고풍
Transliteration: gopung
"그 소설의 문체는 많은 고풍스러운 표현을 담고 있다."
古語
Transliteration: kogo
"この文章には多くの古語が含まれています。"
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