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antiquarian

noun

  1. specialist or aficionado of antiquities or things of the past
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adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌæn.tɪˈkwɛɹ.i.ən/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English antiquary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English antiquarian From antiquary + -an.

  1. Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.

    antiquarian literature

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English antiquary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English antiquarian From antiquary + -an.

  1. A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.