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Artifacts vs Antique - What's the difference?

artifacts | antique |

As nouns the difference between artifacts and antique

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

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old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.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

artifacts

English

Noun

(head)

    • antique

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Old, used especially of furniture and household items; out of date.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , 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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