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Uncommonarchaic
The correct spelling is archaic.
How to pronounce archaic
/ɑː.ˈkeɪ.ɪk/
nounIPA: /ɑː.ˈkeɪ.ɪk/
Say it like: Arc-hay-c
The correct spelling is archaic. (usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.(usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
- 2.(paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
adjective
- 1.Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
- 2.(of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
- 3.Belonging to the archaic period
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