ARCHAISMS

Noun

archaisms

plural of archaism

Anagrams

• charismas

Source: Wiktionary


ARCHAISM

Ar"cha*ism, n. Etym: [Gr. archaĂŻsme. 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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