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Antique vs Antiquities - What's the difference?

antique | antiquities |

As nouns the difference between antique and antiquities

is that antique is an old piece of furniture, household item, or other similar item while antiquities is .

As an adjective antique

is old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.

As a verb antique

is (label) 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  • Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.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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    * * English retronyms ----

    antiquities

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • English plurals
  • (invariable) A written account of history.