archaic, primitive
(adjective) little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; âarchaic forms of lifeâ; âprimitive mammalsâ; âthe okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffeâ
antediluvian, antiquated, archaic
(adjective) so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; âa ramshackle antediluvian tenementâ; âantediluvian ideasâ; âarchaic lawsâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
archaic (plural archaics)
(archaeology, US, usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (âPaleo-Indianâ, âPaleo-Americanâ, âAmericanâpaleolithicâ) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (âWoodlandâ, etc.).
(paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
archaic (comparative more archaic, superlative most archaic)
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
(of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
(archaeology) Belonging to the archaic period
• (old-fashioned): dated, obsolete, old fashioned; see also obsolete
• arachic
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*cha"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated; obsolescent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and whatâs left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
