--- title: A — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 37 description: The 1215 words of the English dictionary under A, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/37/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / A # A — The English dictionary · page 37 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* An antechamber is a small room leading into a bigger, grander room, where people wait before being let in.[↗](../../antechamber/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The guests waited in the antechamber.[↗](../../antechamber/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She sat in the antechamber of the palace.[↗](../../antechamber/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The servant led us through the antechamber.[↗](../../antechamber/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **antelope** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fast, graceful wild animal like a deer, with horns, that lives mainly in Africa and Asia, such as the gazelle, impala and gnu.[↗](../../antelope/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The antelope ran away from the lion.[↗](../../antelope/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A herd of antelope grazed on the grass.[↗](../../antelope/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Gazelles are a kind of antelope.[↗](../../antelope/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Antelopes have horns that do not fall off each year.[↗](../../antelope/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cheetah chased an antelope across the plain.[↗](../../antelope/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the food chain, grass is eaten by the antelope.[↗](../../antelope/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An antelope, that probably mistook the yellow radiance for sunrise, came bounding fleetly through the grove.[↗](../../antelope/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · the hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the mountain-sheep.[↗](../../antelope/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.14.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../antelope/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as an antelope in a net; they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.[↗](../../antelope/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.51.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../antelope/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **antenna** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of two long, thin feelers on the head of an insect or shellfish, used to touch and smell.[↗](../../antenna/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A metal rod or wire that sends or receives radio, TV or phone signals; an aerial.[↗](../../antenna/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ant touched the crumb with its antennae.[↗](../../antenna/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A butterfly has two antennae on its head.[↗](../../antenna/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The radio antenna was on the roof.[↗](../../antenna/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Snails have feelers like antennae.[↗](../../antenna/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The phone has a hidden antenna inside.[↗](../../antenna/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lobsters have very long antennae.[↗](../../antenna/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anterior** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Anterior means at or near the front, especially of the body.[↗](../../anterior/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Anterior means earlier in time.[↗](../../anterior/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The head is at the anterior end of a worm.[↗](../../anterior/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The footballer hurt his anterior cruciate ligament.[↗](../../anterior/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish have anterior fins near the head.[↗](../../anterior/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The anterior part of the brain helps us plan.[↗](../../anterior/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The front legs are the anterior limbs.[↗](../../anterior/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The event was anterior to the war (formal).[↗](../../anterior/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anteriority** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Being earlier in time than something else.[↗](../../anteriority/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal, science) Being at the front.[↗](../../anteriority/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The anteriority of the first event was clear.[↗](../../anteriority/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grammar books mention anteriority in the past perfect.[↗](../../anteriority/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge looked at the anteriority of the claims.[↗](../../anteriority/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Anteriority means coming before.[↗](../../anteriority/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the body, anteriority means being towards the front.[↗](../../anteriority/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The book argued for the anteriority of the older map.[↗](../../anteriority/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anteroom** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small room you go through before you reach a bigger room.[↗](../../anteroom/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) A waiting room outside a grand room, where people wait to see an important person.[↗](../../anteroom/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We waited in the anteroom before the king saw us.[↗](../../anteroom/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Coats hung on hooks in the anteroom.[↗](../../anteroom/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The guard stood at the door of the anteroom.[↗](../../anteroom/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **anthem** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An anthem is a song that is special to a country or group, often sung at big events; a national anthem.[↗](../../anthem/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An anthem is a religious song sung in church, often by a choir.[↗](../../anthem/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An anthem can be a popular song that a lot of people love and sing together.[↗](../../anthem/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We stood up for the national anthem.[↗](../../anthem/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The team sang the anthem before the match.[↗](../../anthem/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «O Canada» is Canada's national anthem.[↗](../../anthem/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The choir sang an anthem in church.[↗](../../anthem/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Each country has its own anthem.[↗](../../anthem/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · That song became an anthem for our school.[↗](../../anthem/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The band played the anthem at the ceremony.[↗](../../anthem/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you sing the first line of your national anthem?[↗](../../anthem/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **anthropological** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* About the study of people: how they live, what they believe and how their customs grew, especially long ago.[↗](../../anthropological/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wrote an anthropological report on village life.[↗](../../anthropological/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has anthropological displays of old tools.[↗](../../anthropological/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Anthropological work looks at the customs of people everywhere.[↗](../../anthropological/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **anthropomorphism** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Talking about God or other things as if they had a human body or feelings.[↗](../../anthropomorphism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The appearance of this root in the SY’s introductory paragraph serves as a reminder that although we embark upon a text rich in vivid, grounded symbolism—even anthropomorphism—we should not hasten to take such symbolic language overly literally.[↗](../../anthropomorphism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../anthropomorphism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **anti** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Against; opposed to something ("They are anti the new road").[↗](../../anti/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (prefix anti-) A word part meaning against or opposite, as in antisocial, antibiotic, anticlockwise.[↗](../../anti/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A person who is against something.[↗](../../anti/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My dad is anti the idea of a phone before I am twelve.[↗](../../anti/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn the dial anticlockwise to open it.[↗](../../anti/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is anti-bullying week at our school.[↗](../../anti/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor gave me an antibiotic for the infection.[↗](../../anti/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the anti-slip mat in the bath.[↗](../../anti/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Antifreeze stops the water in the car from freezing.[↗](../../anti/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum is a bit anti fizzy drinks.[↗](../../anti/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The shops were full of patent dragon poison and anti-dragon soap, and dragonproof curtains for the windows; and indeed, everything that could be done was done.[↗](../../anti/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **antibacterial** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Antibacterial means killing bacteria or stopping them from growing.[↗](../../antibacterial/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (rare) An antibacterial is a substance that does this.[↗](../../antibacterial/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum cleaned the kitchen with antibacterial spray.[↗](../../antibacterial/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Antibacterial wipes help keep the table clean.[↗](../../antibacterial/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Antibacterial gel is useful when you can't wash your hands.[↗](../../antibacterial/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Honey has some antibacterial power.[↗](../../antibacterial/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ordinary soap and water work as well as antibacterial soap for handwashing.[↗](../../antibacterial/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **antibiotic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A medicine that kills bacteria or stops them from growing, used to treat infections caused by bacteria, like some ear or chest infections.[↗](../../antibiotic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doctor gave me antibiotics for my ear infection.[↗](../../antibiotic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Antibiotics don't work on colds, because colds are caused by viruses.[↗](../../antibiotic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Finish the whole course of antibiotics.[↗](../../antibiotic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Penicillin was the first antibiotic.[↗](../../antibiotic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She put antibiotic cream on the infected cut.[↗](../../antibiotic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never take someone else's antibiotics.[↗](../../antibiotic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Take your antibiotic with food, the label says.[↗](../../antibiotic/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Bacteria can become resistant if antibiotics are overused.[↗](../../antibiotic/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **antibody** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An antibody is a special protein made by your body's immune system that sticks to germs, like viruses and bacteria, and helps destroy them.[↗](../../antibody/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* White blood cells make antibodies.[↗](../../antibody/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Antibodies help your body fight germs.[↗](../../antibody/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A vaccine helps you make antibodies.[↗](../../antibody/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each antibody fits one kind of germ.[↗](../../antibody/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Babies get some antibodies from their mothers.[↗](../../antibody/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After chickenpox, your body has antibodies against it.[↗](../../antibody/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Antibodies are part of the immune system.[↗](../../antibody/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The test showed antibodies in his blood.[↗](../../antibody/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **antic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A silly, playful trick or action that makes people laugh.[↗](../../antic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kittens did their antics on the rug.[↗](../../antic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The clown's antics made us laugh.[↗](../../antic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He stopped his silly antics and sat down.[↗](../../antic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **anticipate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To expect that something will happen and get ready for it.[↗](../../anticipate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To guess what someone will do and act first.[↗](../../anticipate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To look forward to something.[↗](../../anticipate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We anticipated rain, so we brought umbrellas.[↗](../../anticipate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper anticipated the shot and saved it.[↗](../../anticipate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The school trip was eagerly anticipated.[↗](../../anticipate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Try to anticipate what questions the test will ask.[↗](../../anticipate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The results were better than anticipated.[↗](../../anticipate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum anticipated that we'd be hungry and packed snacks.[↗](../../anticipate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I did not anticipate this immediate extinction of the species."[↗](../../anticipate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **anticipation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Anticipation is the excited feeling of waiting for something you expect to happen, especially something nice.[↗](../../anticipation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Anticipation is also expecting something and getting ready for it: «in anticipation of rain».[↗](../../anticipation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Guessing in advance what will happen, as a good goalkeeper does.[↗](../../anticipation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The children waited for Christmas morning with great anticipation.[↗](../../anticipation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We packed umbrellas in anticipation of rain.[↗](../../anticipation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The crowd was full of anticipation before the match.[↗](../../anticipation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper's anticipation stopped the penalty.[↗](../../anticipation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In anticipation of the test, we revised every evening.[↗](../../anticipation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The anticipation was almost better than the trip itself.[↗](../../anticipation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **anticlockwise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Anticlockwise means turning in the opposite direction to the hands of a clock: from 12 towards 9, then 6, then 3.[↗](../../anticlockwise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an adjective it describes that direction («an anticlockwise turn»).[↗](../../anticlockwise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Turn the jar lid anticlockwise to open it.[↗](../../anticlockwise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rotate the triangle a quarter turn anticlockwise.[↗](../../anticlockwise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We ran anticlockwise round the track.[↗](../../anticlockwise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The roundabout in the UK goes clockwise, but in the USA traffic goes counterclockwise.[↗](../../anticlockwise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn the tap anticlockwise to let the water out.[↗](../../anticlockwise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw the arrow showing an anticlockwise turn.[↗](../../anticlockwise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stir the paint anticlockwise.[↗](../../anticlockwise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **antidote** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A medicine or substance that stops a poison from harming you.[↗](../../antidote/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Anything that cures or removes a bad effect, such as a sad feeling.[↗](../../antidote/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doctor gave him an antidote for the snake bite.[↗](../../antidote/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum said a walk is the antidote to boredom.[↗](../../antidote/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **antifreeze** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Antifreeze is a liquid added to the water in a car engine (and some other machines) to stop it freezing in cold weather and to help keep the engine cool.[↗](../../antifreeze/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad put antifreeze in the car before winter.[↗](../../antifreeze/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Antifreeze stops the water in the engine from freezing.[↗](../../antifreeze/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Antifreeze is poisonous, so never touch it.[↗](../../antifreeze/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats can be poisoned by drinking spilled antifreeze.[↗](../../antifreeze/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep antifreeze locked away from children and pets.[↗](../../antifreeze/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some fish in the Antarctic have natural antifreeze in their blood.[↗](../../antifreeze/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Salt works a bit like antifreeze on icy roads.[↗](../../antifreeze/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The mechanic checked the antifreeze level.[↗](../../antifreeze/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **antifungal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Antifungal means killing or stopping the growth of fungi, such as mould or the fungus that causes athlete's foot.[↗](../../antifungal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An antifungal is a medicine or cream that does this.[↗](../../antifungal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doctor gave him an antifungal cream for athlete's foot.[↗](../../antifungal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Antifungal medicine treats ringworm.[↗](../../antifungal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some plants make antifungal chemicals to protect themselves.[↗](../../antifungal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bathroom paint is antifungal to stop mould.[↗](../../antifungal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Antifungals do not work on bacteria.[↗](../../antifungal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your feet dry and use an antifungal powder.[↗](../../antifungal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **antihistamine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A medicine that calms allergic reactions such as sneezing, itchy eyes, rashes and hay fever.[↗](../../antihistamine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) It works by blocking histamine, a chemical the body releases when it reacts to things like pollen, pet hair or insect bites.[↗](../../antihistamine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I take an antihistamine in summer for my hay fever.[↗](../../antihistamine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse put antihistamine cream on the bee sting.[↗](../../antihistamine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some antihistamines make you drowsy.[↗](../../antihistamine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My dog allergy is better when I take antihistamines.[↗](../../antihistamine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · For a serious allergy, call an ambulance; an antihistamine is not enough.[↗](../../antihistamine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The pharmacist gave Mum an antihistamine syrup for me.[↗](../../antihistamine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **antimacassar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An antimacassar is a small cloth, often lacy, put over the back or arms of a chair or sofa to keep it clean.[↗](../../antimacassar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma's armchair had a lace antimacassar.[↗](../../antimacassar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Antimacassars kept hair oil off the chairs.[↗](../../antimacassar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Victorian parlour was full of antimacassars and ornaments.[↗](../../antimacassar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The train seats had white antimacassars.[↗](../../antimacassar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She crocheted an antimacassar for the sofa.[↗](../../antimacassar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The word comes from Macassar hair oil.[↗](../../antimacassar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **antimicrobial** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Killing or stopping the growth of tiny living things (microbes) such as bacteria, viruses or fungi.[↗](../../antimicrobial/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun.[↗](../../antimicrobial/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A medicine or substance that does this.[↗](../../antimicrobial/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Antimicrobial wipes clean the tables.[↗](../../antimicrobial/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Antibiotics are a kind of antimicrobial.[↗](../../antimicrobial/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Overusing antimicrobials can make germs resistant.[↗](../../antimicrobial/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Honey has some antimicrobial power.[↗](../../antimicrobial/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hospitals use antimicrobial gels.[↗](../../antimicrobial/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Copper has antimicrobial properties.[↗](../../antimicrobial/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **antipathy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A strong feeling of dislike for someone or something.[↗](../../antipathy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something that a person strongly dislikes.[↗](../../antipathy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cat has a deep antipathy towards the dog next door.[↗](../../antipathy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice thought she might come out among «the Antipathies».[↗](../../antipathy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a long antipathy between the two families.[↗](../../antipathy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I have an antipathy to cold porridge.[↗](../../antipathy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Badger had a great antipathy to society and parties.[↗](../../antipathy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her antipathy to spiders began when she was little.[↗](../../antipathy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **antipodes** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Places on exactly opposite sides of the Earth from each other.[↗](../../antipodes/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK) The Antipodes is a name for Australia and New Zealand, because they are on the other side of the world from Britain.[↗](../../antipodes/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* New Zealand is close to the antipodes of Spain.[↗](../../antipodes/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Alice wondered if she would fall right through the Earth to the Antipodes.[↗](../../antipodes/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousins live in the Antipodes, in Melbourne.[↗](../../antipodes/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An antipodean Christmas is in summer.[↗](../../antipodes/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If you dig straight down from Britain, you come out in the sea near New Zealand.[↗](../../antipodes/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · People at the antipodes are not really upside down; gravity pulls everyone towards the centre of the Earth.[↗](../../antipodes/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **antique** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) An old object, usually a hundred years old or more, valued because it is old, rare or beautiful.[↗](../../antique/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Old and valuable, like antique furniture.[↗](../../antique/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective, informal) Very old-fashioned (said as a joke).[↗](../../antique/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma has an antique clock that ticks loudly.[↗](../../antique/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited an antique shop full of old toys.[↗](../../antique/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The antique vase was worth a lot of money.[↗](../../antique/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Please do not sit on that chair; it is an antique.[↗](../../antique/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad's phone is so old it's practically an antique\![↗](../../antique/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum shows antique tools from farms.[↗](../../antique/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She inherited antique jewellery from her great-aunt.[↗](../../antique/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · On her head she carried an earthen pitcher of antique shape filled with water.[↗](../../antique/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **antiquity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Antiquity is the distant past, especially the time of ancient Greece and Rome.[↗](../../antiquity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Antiquities are old objects and buildings from long ago, such as statues, coins and pots.[↗](../../antiquity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Antiquity means being very old, as in a church of great antiquity.[↗](../../antiquity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Pyramids were built in antiquity.[↗](../../antiquity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum is full of Greek antiquities.[↗](../../antiquity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Roman roads survive from antiquity.[↗](../../antiquity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The church is of great antiquity.[↗](../../antiquity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Thieves smuggled antiquities out of the country.[↗](../../antiquity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scholars study the writers of antiquity.[↗](../../antiquity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The city of Athens especially contains numerous remains of these buildings of antiquity.[↗](../../antiquity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Pythagorean philosophy is the greatest enigma of all philosophical systems of antiquity.[↗](../../antiquity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../antiquity/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The purpose of the author was to e ..pliiisizc the superiority of alphabetic writing over the non-alphabetic writing (ideographic and syllabic) used by all the nations of antiquity, and even now by a great portion of mankind.[↗](../../antiquity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../antiquity/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Is this your joyous city, whose feet in antiquity, in ancient days, carried her afar off to sojourn?[↗](../../antiquity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.23.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../antiquity/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) … [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/36/) **37** [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/38/) … [62](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/62/) - ← previous: [page 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/page/36/) - next →: [page 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