Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: antiquity
IPA transcription: [ænt'ɪkwəti]
Pronunciations of antiquity
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: antiquity
    Meaning: the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
Usage examples
  • "That was the common paper of antiquity."
  • His worship was certainly of great antiquity.
  • It is of undoubted native origin and venerable antiquity.
  • Can we suppose that he is ignorant of antiquity, and therefore has recourse to invention?
  • Within these holy precincts the literary treasures of antiquity were preserved and multiplied.
  • Clerval did not like it so well as Oxford, for the antiquity of the latter city was more pleasing to him.
  • Sun worship was of great antiquity in Babylonia, but appears to have been seasonal in its earliest phases.
  • We need not refer to remote antiquity: there we could appeal to the voice of tradition, but not to the experience of our audience.
  • The trail became more difficult but was well marked and showed indications of great antiquity, and, in places, the handiwork of man.
  • So far as could be seen in the dark it consisted of a row of houses of considerable dimensions,--and also of considerable antiquity.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jesus, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Catholic Church, License CC BY-SA 4.0