archaic

«archaic» in Mova's school dictionary: Very old and from the distant past — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (archaic, more archaic, most archaic)

meaning for a pupil

1) Very old and from the distant past. tree →

2) Old-fashioned and no longer used, or too old to be useful. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons: archaic words like "thou", "thee" and "hath" in old texts. In everyday talk: archaic rules or computers (too old). In history: archaic times. Phrases: archaic language, archaic word, archaic system.

examples

• "Thou" is an archaic word for "you". tree →
• Shakespeare's plays have many archaic words. tree →
• The school's computers are archaic. tree →
• That rule seems archaic now. tree →
• Archaic rocks contain some of the oldest life on Earth. tree →
• Grandpa uses some archaic phrases. tree →
• This is indeed an archaic touch, which seems to hark back to primitive times and totemistic beliefs. tree →

note

Pronounced ar-KAY-ik. Dictionaries mark old words "archaic". Synonyms: ancient, old-fashioned, outdated.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «archaic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.