Meaning of antiquehood | Babel Free

Definitions

The state, condition, or quality of being an antique or of being old; antiquity.

rare, uncountable

Examples

“[...] there will be good reproductions (some of the reproductions themselves are over 100 years old, and even current ones will some day enjoy⟳ their own⟳ antiquehood).”

“I searched my area of the Eastern Hundreds for clues, landmarks, anything of significance, and drew a circle with my school compass, a derelict brass pivot aspiring to antiquehood.”

“Alas, after comparing the current list with the list for my college class of 2005, I seem to be approaching antique-hood—[...]”

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