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Meaning of antique

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  antique
      adj 1: made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its
             age; "the beautiful antique French furniture"
      2: out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance";
         "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas" [syn:
         {antique}, {demode}, {ex}, {old-fashioned}, {old-hat(p)},
         {outmoded}, {passe}, {passee}]
      3: belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old
         customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to
         complete darkness" [syn: {age-old}, {antique}]
      n 1: an elderly man [syn: {old-timer}, {oldtimer}, {gaffer},
           {old geezer}, {antique}]
      2: any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like
         produced in a former period and valuable because of its
         beauty or rarity
      v 1: shop for antiques; "We went antiquing on Saturday"
      2: give an antique appearance to; "antique furniture" [syn:
         {antique}, {antiquate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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