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An*tiq"ui*ty (&unr_;), n.; pl. Antiquities (&unr_;). [L. antiquitas, fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquité. See Antique.] 1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity.
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2. Old age. [Obs.]
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It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about you blasted with antiquity? Shak.
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3. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
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4. The ancients; the people of ancient times.
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That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity has &unr_;vowed. Sir W. Raleigh.
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5. An old gentleman. [Obs.]
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You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. B. Jonson.
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6. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.] “Heathen antiquities.” Bacon.
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