archaism
something archaic, as a word or expression.
the use of what is archaic, as in literature or art: The archaism of the novelist's style provided a sense of the period.
the survival or presence of something from the past: The art of letter writing is becoming an archaism.
Origin of archaism
1- Also ar·cha·i·cism [ahr-key-uh-siz-uhm]. /ɑrˈkeɪ əˌsɪz əm/.
Other words from archaism
- ar·cha·ist, noun
- ar·cha·is·tic, adjective
Words Nearby archaism
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How to use archaism in a sentence
As for the archaism, that is well enough for those who like it.
The Translations of Beowulf | Chauncey Brewster TinkerThe archaism of the English would represent the archaism of the Greek.
The Translations of Beowulf | Chauncey Brewster TinkerThe archaism of their silhouettes strikes us from the first, as much as their isolation in such a place.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae) | Pierre LotiIn Latin poetry the epode was cultivated, in conscious archaism, both as a part of the ode and as an independent branch of poetry.
It is of moment to know with some precision what is the degree of archaism conventionally required in speaking on any given topic.
The Theory of the Leisure Class | Thorstein Veblen
British Dictionary definitions for archaism
/ (ˈɑːkɪˌɪzəm, -keɪ-) /
the adoption or imitation of something archaic, such as a word or an artistic or literary style
an archaic word, expression, style, etc
Origin of archaism
1Derived forms of archaism
- archaist, noun
- archaistic, adjective
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