archaism
Americannoun
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something archaic, as a word or expression.
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the use of what is archaic, as in literature or art.
The archaism of the novelist's style provided a sense of the period.
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the survival or presence of something from the past.
The art of letter writing is becoming an archaism.
noun
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the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
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an archaic word, expression, style, etc
Other Word Forms
- archaist noun
- archaistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of archaism
1635–45; earlier archaismus < Latin < Greek archaïsmós. See archaize, -ism
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