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antiquity

 
/ænˈtɪkwəti/ noun

Translation

TIME [U] formal the ancient past
çok eski geçmiş, eski çağlar
the writers of antiquity195
OBJECT [C] an ancient object
çok eski, antika bir nesne
[usually plural] priceless Egyptian antiquities1564
(Definition of antiquity noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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