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Archaism

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

Españolarcaísmo
Françaisarchaïsme
DeutschArchaismus
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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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