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Archaism — Ar cha*ism, n. [Gr. archai:smo s, fr. archai^os ancient, fr. archh beginning: cf. F. archa[ i]sme. See {Arch}, a.] 1. An ancient, antiquated, or old fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
archaism — index desuetude, disuse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
archaism — (n.) 1640s, retention of what is old and obsolete, from Mod.L. archaismus, from Gk. arkhaismos, from arkhaizein to copy the ancients (in language, etc.); see ARCHAIC (Cf. archaic). Meaning an archaic word or expression is from c.1748 … Etymology dictionary
archaism — 1. Archaisms are words and phrases that have fallen out of general use but are used for special effect, normally in literature. These vary in effect from the gently old fashioned or jocular (e.g. erstwhile, gentlewoman, goodly, hence, lest,… … Modern English usage
archaism — ► NOUN 1) the use of archaic features in language or art. 2) an archaic word or style … English terms dictionary
archaism — [är′kā iz΄əm, är′kēiz΄əm] n. [ModL archaismus < Fr archaisme < Gr archaismos < archaios, old] 1. the use or imitation of archaic words, technique, etc. 2. an archaic word, usage, style, practice, etc. archaist n. archaistic [är΄kāis′tik … English World dictionary
Archaism — In language, an archaism (from the Greek: ἀρχαϊκός, archaïkós, old fashioned, antiquated , ultimately ἀρχαῖος, archaîos, from the beginning, ancient ) is the use of a form of speech or writing that is no longer current. This can either be done… … Wikipedia
archaism — archaist, n. archaistic, adj. /ahr kee iz euhm, kay /, n. 1. something archaic, as a word or expression. 2. the use of what is archaic, as in literature or art: The archaism of the novelist s style provided a sense of the period. 3. the survival… … Universalium
archaism — UK [ˈɑː(r)keɪˌɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈɑrkɪˌɪzəm] noun [countable] Word forms archaism : singular archaism plural archaisms an old word or phrase that is no longer used … English dictionary
archaism — noun Etymology: New Latin archaïsmus, from Greek archaïsmos, from archaios Date: 1643 1. the use of archaic diction or style 2. an instance of archaic usage 3. something archaic; especially something (as a practice … New Collegiate Dictionary
archaism — См. arcaismo … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
