📖archaism

noun
/ˈɑːrkeɪˌɪzəm/

Meaning

a word, expression, or style of language that is no longer in everyday use

Example Sentences

The poem is full of archaisms that give it an old-fashioned flavor.

Synonyms

obsolete term, old usage, antiquity, outdated expression

Antonyms

modernism, neologism

Collocations

literary archaism, stylistic archaism, archaism in poetry, deliberate archaism

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