antiquarian

[ an-ti-kwair-ee-uhn ]

/ ˌæn tɪˈkwɛər i ən /

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adjective

pertaining to antiquaries or to the study of antiquities.

of, dealing in, or interested in old or rare books.

noun

an antiquary.

a size of drawing and writing paper, 31 × 53 or 29 × 52 inches.

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Origin of antiquarian

1600–10; <Latin antīquāri(us) (see antiquary) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM antiquarian

an·ti·quar·i·an·ism, noun

Words nearby antiquarian

antipsychotic, antipyretic, antipyrine, antipyrotic, antiq., antiquarian, antiquark, antiquary, antiquate, antiquated, antique

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How to use antiquarian in a sentence

In 1650, a Danish physician and antiquarian named Ole Worm conducted the first survey of a Viking cremation burial site known as the Kalvestene.
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McMurtry, a onetime co-owner of a bookstore in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood, also was an obsessive collector of antiquarian books.
Larry McMurtry, award-winning novelist who pierced myths of his native Texas, dies at 84|Joe Holley|March 26, 2021|Washington Post
But the world of antiquarian maps presented powerful temptations.
The Million-Dollar Map Thief|Nick Romeo|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Krogers were set up in Britain as antiquarian booksellers.
Inside Spying's Famous Scandals|Stella Rimington|July 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Samuel Squire, bishop of St. David's died; a poetical, historical and antiquarian writer of note.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
If such a realization had only come a hundred years ago, a great service would have been done the historian and the antiquarian.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
The town itself contains no buildings of antiquarian interest, but it has some fine modern edifices.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
Vast numbers of lamps have been found in the Catacombs, and specimens abound in almost every antiquarian museum.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
A great history must have other merits besides accuracy, antiquarian research, and presentation of authorities and notes.
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British Dictionary definitions for antiquarian

antiquarian

/ (ˌæntɪˈkwɛərɪən) /

adjective

concerned with the study of antiquities or antiques

noun

the largest size of handmade drawing paper, 53 × 31 inches

a less common name for antiquary

Derived forms of antiquarian

antiquarianism, noun

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