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# antique

noun (an antique, antiques); adjective (antique)

«antique» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (noun) An old object, usually a hundred years old or more, valued because it is old, rare or beautiful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#m1)
2. (adjective) Old and valuable, like antique furniture. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#m2)
3. (adjective, informal) Very old-fashioned (said as a joke). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life (antique shops, Grandma's antique clock) and history lessons about objects from the past. In stories, an antique often holds a secret or a memory. Phrases: antique shop, antique dealer, antique furniture, priceless antique.

### Examples

- Grandma has an antique clock that ticks loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#x1)
- We visited an antique shop full of old toys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#x2)
- The antique vase was worth a lot of money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#x3)
- Please do not sit on that chair; it is an antique. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#x4)
- Dad's phone is so old it's practically an antique! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#x5)
- The museum shows antique tools from farms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#x6)
- She inherited antique jewellery from her great-aunt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#x7)
- On her head she carried an earthen pitcher of antique shape filled with water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/#x8)

### Note

Pronounced an-TEEK. Countable as a noun: antiques. Use "an antique". Not the same as "antic" (a silly act) or "ancient" (very very old, for things like pyramids). Old does not always mean valuable.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «antique» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/antique/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«antique» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/antique.html) on Mova free.