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antiquity

[an-tik-wi-tee] / ænˈtɪk wɪ ti /
NOUN
old object
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STRONGEST
STRONG
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"The new finds of Homo teeth from 2.6 -- 2.8 million year old sediments -- reported in this paper -- confirms the antiquity of our lineage," said Brian Villmoare, lead author and ASU alumnus.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

Antisemitism and its derivative tropes have been constant throughout history, appearing in some form in nearly every society in which Jews have lived since antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

But Rome owes to him the most famous foundation myth of antiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In antiquity, the city of Tyre was at various times Phoenician, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

It was the typical way of doing mathematics in antiquity.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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