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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "antique"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ, āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋

old and often considered valuable due to its age, craftsmanship, or historical significance
antique definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The collector 's eyes gleamed with excitement as they acquired a rare antique coin from the Roman Empire, adding it to their prized collection.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāϕ⧇āϰ āĻšā§‹āĻ– āωāĻšā§āĻ›ā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ⧇ āϚāĻ•āϚāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āωāĻ āϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϰ⧋āĻŽāĻžāύ āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϰāĻžāĻœā§āϝ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϞ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§‡ āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ, āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋

old and usually from a previous era or period
antique definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The antique rivalry between the two families had become a legendary feud, passed down as a captivating tale through the ages.
āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚āĻŦāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϝ⧁āϗ⧇ āϝ⧁āϗ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ, āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāϚāϞāĻŋāϤ

outdated and belonging to an earlier time and no longer relevant or efficient
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her antique views on education do n’t resonate with today ’s teaching methods.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āφāϜāϕ⧇āϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āϞ⧇ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁, āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ

an object from an earlier time, considered valuable due to its historical significance, craftsmanship, or rarity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The collector 's favorite antique was a Victorian-era phonograph.
āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāϕ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāĻ•ā§āĻŸā§‹āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āϝ⧁āϗ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§‹āύ⧋āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ, āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧ

a person who is considered very old
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Surrounded by energetic teenagers, she could n’t help but feel like an antique at the party.
āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āϰ-āĻ•āĻŋāĻļā§‹āϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ˜ā§‡āϰāĻž, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āĻāϰ āĻŽāϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to give something an aged or old-fashioned appearance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist antiqued the painting ’s frame to match its historical style.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āϟāĻŋ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻļ⧈āϞ⧀āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻŽā§‡āϞ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻĢā§āϰ⧇āĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϕ⧇āύāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāĻž

to shop for or collect old and valuable items
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She loves to antique and find rare vintage furniture.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āϜāĻŋāύāĻŋāϏ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϞ āĻ­āĻŋāύāĻŸā§‡āϜ āφāϏāĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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