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Antique vs Antiquation - What's the difference?

antique | antiquation |

As nouns the difference between antique and antiquation

is that antique is an old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item while antiquation is the process of becoming antique or obsolete.

As an adjective antique

is old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.

As a verb antique

is to shop for antiques; to search for antiques.

antique

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.
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    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”}}

    Related terms

    {{rel3, ancient , antic , antiquary , antiquarian , antiquated , antiquity}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item.
  • An old person.

    • Verb

    (antiqu)
  • (label) To shop for antiques; to search for antiques.
  • (label) To make an object appear to be an antique in some way.

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    antiquation

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
  • (countable) Something that is antique or obsolete.
  • * 1874 , Alexander Ferrier Mitchell, John Paterson Struthers, Minutes of the sessions of the Westminster assembly of divines
    • What to Planck and to many of his contemporaries seemed perfectly indifferent antiquations , have again come to be regarded as questions of engrossing interest and vital importance

    Related terms

    * antiquate