anticum

[ an-tahy-kuhm ]

noun,plural an·ti·ca [an-tahy-kuh]. /ænˈtaɪ kə/.

Origin of anticum

1
<New Latin, apparently neuter of Latin antīcus,antīquus pertaining to the front, existing previously, ancient (see antique); New Latin sense by analogy with Latin postīcumposticum

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How to use anticum in a sentence

  • Like many discoveries, the new part of Ostia Antica was found by accident.

  • The fall of its rival had brought no second youth to the 'Osteria Antica.'

    Italian Alps | Douglas William Freshfield
  • So we retired disconsolate to an 'Osteria Antica' in the heart of the town, where we found Franois already arrived.

    Italian Alps | Douglas William Freshfield
  • E la via del palazzo vi accenna ad antica magione pubblica.'

    Italian Alps | Douglas William Freshfield
  • Elisa, nobile ninfa di Fenicia, dell' antica stirpe di Cadmo, amante d' Aminta.

  • Maria Antica, close beside the parcel of ground which forms the cemetery of the Scaliger family.

    The Story of Verona | Alethea Wiel