archaism
NounSynonyms:
archaicism
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the use of an archaic expressionSynonyms: archaicismType of formulation, expression
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ar′cha·ism (…), noun
Origin: Gr. ἀρχαϊσμός, fr. ἀρχαῖος ancient, fr. ἀρχή beginning: cf. F. archaïsme. See Arch, adjective
1. An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use.
2. Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness.
A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of archaism and remoteness from ordinary use) to our Scriptural vocabulary.— Thomas DeQuincey
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54