ARCHAISTIC

archaistic

(adjective) imitative of an archaic style or manner; “archaistic writing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

archaistic (comparative more archaistic, superlative most archaistic)

Pertaining to an archaist; deliberately archaic, old-fashioned in an affected way.

Source: Wiktionary


Ar`cha*is"tic, a.

Definition: Like, or imitative of, anything archaic; pertaining to an archaism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HERMAPHRODITE

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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