| ADJECTIVE | all | archaic, antediluvian, antiquated | so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period |
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| all | archaic, primitive | little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type |
| Sounds | aarkey'ihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period. | |
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| Example | "archaic laws" | |
| Synonyms | antediluvian, antiquated | |
| Broader | old | Of long duration |
| Spanish | antediluviano, anticuado, arcaica, arcaico | |
| Catalan | antiquat, arcaic, arcaica | |
| Meaning | Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type. | |
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| Example | "archaic forms of life" | |
| Synonym | primitive | |
| Broader | early | Being or occurring at an early stage / stage of development |
| Spanish | primitivo | |
| Catalan | primitiu | |
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