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archaic

 
/ɑrˈkeɪ·ɪk/ adj

Definition

of or belonging to the past; from an ancient period in history: Some people like to show off by using archaic words.
(Definition of archaic adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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