ARCHAIC

archaic

Noun

  1. 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. (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.

Adjective

  1. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
  2. 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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