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      antique
      noun
      In general, anything very old; specifically:
      An old object perceived as having value because of its aesthetic or historical significance.
      An object of ancient times.
      (in the singular) The style or manner of ancient times, used especially of Greek and Roman art.
      (figuratively, mildly derogatory) An old person.
      (typography) A style of type of thick and bold face in which all lines are of equal or nearly equal thickness.
      Grotesque entertainment; an antic.
      A performer in an antic; or in general, a burlesque performer, a buffoon.
      A province of Western Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: San Jose de Buenavista.
      (obsolete) A man of ancient times.
      (obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:
      verb
      (intransitive) To search or shop for antiques.
      (transitive) To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way.
      (transitive, bookbinding) To emboss without gilding.
      adjective
      Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
      Belonging to former times, not modern, out of date, old-fashioned.
      (typography) Designating a style of type.
      (bookbinding) Embossed without gilt.
      Synonym of old (“of color: subdued, as if faded over time”).
      Fantastic, odd, wild, antic.
      (obsolete) Synonym of antic, specifically:
      Roots
      anteantiqu- · Latin · before
      Synonyms for antique
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