Usually means: Use of old or obsolete language.
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  1. archaicism: Merriam-Webster
  2. archaicism: Collins English Dictionary
  3. archaicism: Wordnik
  4. archaicism: Wiktionary
  5. archaicism: Dictionary.com
  6. archaicism: Rhymezone
  7. archaicism: FreeDictionary.org
  8. archaicism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. archaicism: TheFreeDictionary.com
  10. archaicism: Vocabulary.com

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▸ noun:  (linguistics) Alternative form of archaism [The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.]

Similar:
archaism, archaeism, archæolatry, archeolatry, anglicism, pseudoarcheology, Gallicism, antiquitarianism, archeology, Graecism, more...

Opposite:
modernism, contemporary, current, present-day

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Similar:
archaism, archaeism, archæolatry, archeolatry, anglicism, pseudoarcheology, Gallicism, antiquitarianism, archeology, Graecism, more...

Opposite:
modernism, contemporary, current, present-day



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