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antiquarian

[an-ti-kwair-ee-uhn] / ˌæn tɪˈkwɛər i ən /


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In the early 19th century, James Tod, an East India Company official and antiquarian, borrowed a large number of these reports and failed to return them when he left for Britain in 1823.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

The latest turned up in 2009, when an antiquarian discovered it in the U.K.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 3, 2026

Every book had a story on top of the story within of how I’d hunted it down in antiquarian bookstores big and small across the world, and later online.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2026

The Civil Guard police force has also released an antiquarian suspected of having received the items, the court added.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

Luke said I had the mind of an antiquarian.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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