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Meaning
Noun
●
In American English & Archaeology:
The
prehistoric
period
intermediate
between the
earliest
period
(‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, etc.) of human
presence
in the Western Hemisphere, and the most
recent
prehistoric
period
(‘Woodland’, etc.).
●
(A
member
of) an
archaic
variety
of Homo sapiens.
Adj
●
Of or
characterized
by
antiquity
;
old-fashioned
,
quaint
, antiquated.
●
In Lexicography:
No
longer
in ordinary
use, though still used
occasionally
to give a
sense
of
antiquity
and are still likely to be
understood
by
well-educated
speakers
and are found in
historical
texts.
●
In Archaeology:
Belonging to the
archaic
period.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
ArchæIc
Archaeic
ArchaïC
Archaick
Dated
Obsolete
Antiquated
Old Fashioned
Out Of Date
Related
Anachronistic
Outmoded
Outdated
Primitive
Barbaric
Ancient
Oppressive
Prehistoric
Absurd
Arbitrary
Medieval
Esoteric
Draconian
Antediluvian
Illogical
Undemocratic
Old
Obscure
Infantile
Nonsensical
Traditional
Arcane
Paleolithic
Premodern
Crude
Inefficient
Inelegant
Harsh
Orthodox
Contemporary
Simplistic
Austere
Abhorrent
Hellenistic
Boring
Classical
Bizarre
Ambiguous
Regressive
Neolithic
Antiquity
Ancestral
Complicated
Unnatural
Vedic
Inappropriate
Cumbersome
Renaissance
Unwieldy
Tedious
Patriarchal
Abstract
Ancient Roman
Ancient Egyptian
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