Look up: archaism

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   Archaism
   use of an older or obsolete form.
   *Pipit sate upright in her chairSome distance from where I was sitting; T. S. Eliot, 'A Cooking Egg'
   Found on http://www.uky.edu/AS/Classics/rhetoric.
   
   
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   Archaism
   Use of obsolete or old-fashioned language e.g. 'thee', 'thou' or 'beauteous'.
   Found on http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/glossary_of
   
   
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   archaism
   [n] - the use of an archaic expression
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
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   archaism
   (Archaic (archaism)) If a word is described as archaic, it suggests its use is now old-fashioned. Many words in poems are still used that seem archaic, and many formal words may seem to be so, especially in a religious or legal register. Such words may not be really archaic - it may simply be that you are unaware of these particular registers. Take...
   Found on http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/grammar/main
   
   
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   Archaism
   Ar'cha·ism noun [ Greek 'archai:smo`s , from 'archai^os ancient, from 'archh` beginning: confer French archaïsme . See Arch , adjective ] 1. An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use. 2. Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness. « ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/115
   
   
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   archaism
   archaicism noun the use of an archaic expression
   Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
   
   
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   Archaism
   In language, an `archaism` is the use of a form of speech or writing that is no longer current. This can either be done deliberately (to achieve a specific effect) or as part of a specific jargon (for example in law) or formula (for example in religious contexts). Many nursery rhymes contain archaisms. Archaic elements that only occur in certain fixed expressions (for example `be that as it may`) are not considered to be archaisms.
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaism
   
   
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   Archaism
   • (a.) Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness. • (a.) An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use.
   Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
   
   
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   archaism
   (from the article `dialect`) ...innovation) appears among only one section of the speakers of a language, this automatically creates a dialectal difference. Sometimes an ...
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/95
   
   
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    archaism
    archaism A word or expression that is not generally used any more.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf
    
    
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    archaism
    using obsolete or archaic words when current alternatives are available.
    Found on http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display_r
    
    
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    Archaism
    A revival of archaic style as a result of dissatisfaction with a manner previously considered perfect. -- L.V.
    Found on http://www.ditext.com/runes/a.html