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Antiquity \An*tiq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. {Antiquities}. [L. antiquitas,
fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquit['e]. See {Antique}.]
1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as,
a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great
antiquity.
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2. Old age. [Obs.]
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It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about
you blasted with antiquity? --Shak.
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3. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as,
Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
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4. The ancients; the people of ancient times.
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That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity
has ?vowed. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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5. An old gentleman. [Obs.]
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You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. --B.
Jonson.
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6. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a
statue, etc.; an ancient institution.

Note: [In this sense, usually in the plural.] "Heathen
antiquities." --Bacon.
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