antiquity

antiquity
noun, no pl.
1) (ancientness) Alter, das
2) no art. (old times) Antike, die
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[æn'tikwəti]
noun
1) (ancient times, especially those of the ancient Greeks and Romans: the gods and heroes of antiquity.) das Altertum
2) (great age: a statue of great antiquity.) das Alter
3) ((plural antiquities) something remaining from ancient times (eg a statue, a vase): Roman antiquities.) die Altertümer
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an·tiq·uity
[ænˈtɪkwəti, AM -t̬i]
n
1. no pl (ancient times) Altertum nt
2. no pl (great age) hohes Alter
to be of great \antiquity sehr alt sein
3. (relics)
antiquities pl Altertümer pl
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[n'tIkwItɪ]
n
1) (= ancient times) das Altertum; (= Roman, Greek antiquity) die Antike

in antiquity — im Altertum/in der Antike

2) (= great age) großes Alter

of great antiquity — uralt

3) pl (= old things) Altertümer pl
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antiquity [ænˈtıkwətı] s
1. das Altertum n:
in antiquity im Altertum
2. a) die Alten pl (besonders Griechen und Römer)
b) die Antike
3. pl Altertümer pl
4. Alter n:
of great antiquity uralt
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noun, no pl.
1) (ancientness) Alter, das
2) no art. (old times) Antike, die
* * *
n.
Altertum -¨er n.
Vorzeit -en f.

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