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antiquity

noun as in old object

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noun as in oldness

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This wasn’t the rule of the Greeks, Romans or Macedonians of antiquity.

The use of such lists goes back to the days of antiquity; for all we know there were well-organized Neanderthals jotting their daily schedules on the walls of caves.

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“In honor of the great orations of antiquity,” Alexander intoned.

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Attempts to remain beneath the sea for a significant amount of time date back to antiquity.

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Prominent Egyptologists are hoping the museum will strengthen demands for key antiquities held in other countries to be returned.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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