ANTIQUE, a. antee'k. [L. antiquus, probably from ante.] 1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; in this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome; as an antique statue.2. Old, as it respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion, as an antique robe.3. Odd; wild; fanciful; more generally written antic.ANTIQUE, n. antee'k. In general, any thing very old; but in a more limited sense, the remains of ancient artists, as busts, statues, paintings and vases, the works of Grecian and Roman antiquity.
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