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Meaning of Archaism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɑː.keɪ.ɪz.əm

Definitions

  1. The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
    countable, uncountable
  2. An archaic word, style, etc.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans argaïsme
العربية استخدام المهجورات
Български архаизъм
Bosanski arhaizam архаизам
Català arcaisme
Čeština archaismus
Deutsch Archaismus
Ελληνικά αρχαΐζουσα αρχαιοπρέπεια αρχαϊσμός
Esperanto arĥaismo arkaismo
Español arcaísmo
Suomi arkaismi arkaistisuus
Français archaïsme
Hrvatski arhaizam архаизам
Magyar archaizmus
Հայերեն հնաբանություն
Italiano arcaismo
日本語 アーケイズム アルカイズム 古語 古風
ქართული არქაიზმი
한국어 고문체 고어 옛말 의고체
Македонски архаизам
Nederlands archaïsme
Polski archaizm
Português arcaísmo
Română arhaism
Русский архаизм
Shqip arkaizëm
Српски arhaizam архаизам
Svenska arkaism
Türkçe arkaizm
Українська архаїзм
Tiếng Việt cổ ngữ Tử Cơ

Examples

“In this text, the word "methinks" appears to be a deliberate archaism.”
“He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

archaist archaistic archaization Archaize Archaized Archaizer

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