Definitions for archaic
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antediluvian, antiquated, archaicadjective
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
"a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
"archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe"
A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period ('Paleo-Indian', 'Paleo-American', 'American‐paleolithic', &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period ('Woodland', etc.).
(A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
Etymology: From archaism or from archaïque, ultimately from ἀρχαικός, from ἀρχαῖος, from ἀρχή, from ἄρχω.
of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent
Etymology: [Gr. 'archai:ko`s old-fashioned, fr. 'archai^os ancient.]
Archaic is an American comic book series created by writer James S. Abrams and artist Brett Marting. The series is published through Fenickx Productions LLC and saw its debut at the 2005 Comic-Con International in San Diego. The comic itself is an epic fantasy adventure containing many references to Slovakian lore. Many of the characters names as well as certain phrases are taken from Slavic languages as well. Since its creation Archaic has gained a rather large amount of attention in the American comics community. The series has earned several award nominations, such as Golden Chazzie nominations for Best Ongoing Series and Best Artist for 2006. Wizard Comics Magazine rated it number 4 in its 2007 top 40 indie comics.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
-al, ärk-ā′ik, -al, adj. ancient: obsolete, esp. of language.—adj. Archæan (ärk-ē′an), of or belonging to the earliest zoological period.—n. Archæog′raphy.—adj. Archæozō′ic. (Gr. zōē, life), pertaining to the era of the earliest living beings on the earth.—adv. Archā′ically.—n. Archā′icism.—v.t. Ar′chāise, to imitate the archaic.—ns. Archā′ism, an archaic or obsolete word or phrase; Archā′ist (Mrs Browning).—adj. Archāis′tic, affectedly or imitatively archaic. [Gr. archaikos—archaios, ancient—archē, beginning.]
ancient; no longer dominant; of the olden time.
The numerical value of archaic in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
The numerical value of archaic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
The Transgender Persons Bill offers the promise of both changing archaic laws and thinking about transgender people in India, the government has taken the first steps to providing transgender people legal protections. Now it needs to strengthen the draft to ensure good intentions are turned into a reality.
It is archaic sexism, i think it's more of this ingrained institutional piece of it that has to be broken down and the only way it can be broken down is by seeing women as your peers and over and over and over again and having those kinds of behaviors not be accepted.
How dare you refer to my beautiful children as 'synthetic'. And shame on you for wagging your judgemental little fingers at IVF - a miracle that has allowed legions of loving people, both straight and gay, to fulfill their dream of having children, your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. I shall never wear Dolce and Gabbana ever again.
I do not believe an archaic rule should be used to allow us to put our heads in the sand -- to use Justice( Sonia) Sotomayor's words -- to put our heads in the sand and not take action on the important issues.
We didn't foresee this result, conservatively, our data refutes some recent claims regarding the role of archaic humans in wiping out prehistoric elephants, ever since big game hunting became a crucial part of our ancestors' subsistence strategy around 1.5 million years ago.
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- древен, архаичен, старBulgarian
- arcaicCatalan, Valencian
- gammeldags, fortidig, arkaiskDanish
- veraltet, archaischGerman
- αρχαϊκός, απαρχαιωμένοςGreek
- vanhahtava, antiikkinenFinnish
- àrsaidhScottish Gaelic
- verouderd, archaïsch, ouderwetsDutch
- gammeldags, arkaisk, foreldetNorwegian
- arhaic, învechitRomanian
- arkaiserande, arkaisk, ålderdomligSwedish
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