ARCHAISM

archaism, archaicism

(noun) the use of an archaic expression

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

archaism (countable and uncountable, plural archaisms)

The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.

An archaic word, style, etc.

• L. Douglas

Anagrams

• charisma, machairs

Source: Wiktionary

Ar"cha*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. archaïsme. See Arch, a.]

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. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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