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# archaic

adjective (archaic, more archaic, most archaic)

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

## Everyday

1. Very old and from the distant past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/#m1)
2. Old-fashioned and no longer used, or too old to be useful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English lessons: archaic words like "thou", "thee" and "hath" in old texts. In everyday talk: archaic rules or computers (too old). In history: archaic times. Phrases: archaic language, archaic word, archaic system.

### Examples

- "Thou" is an archaic word for "you". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/#x1)
- Shakespeare's plays have many archaic words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/#x2)
- The school's computers are archaic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/#x3)
- That rule seems archaic now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/#x4)
- Archaic rocks contain some of the oldest life on Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/#x5)
- Grandpa uses some archaic phrases. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/#x6)
- This is indeed an archaic touch, which seems to hark back to primitive times and totemistic beliefs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/archaic/#x7)

### Note

Pronounced ar-KAY-ik. Dictionaries mark old words "archaic". Synonyms: ancient, old-fashioned, outdated.

## In Jewish tradition

In English lessons: archaic words like "thou", "thee" and "hath" in old texts. In everyday talk: archaic rules or computers (too old). In history: archaic times. Phrases: archaic language, archaic word, archaic system.

### Note

Pronounced ar-KAY-ik. Dictionaries mark old words "archaic". Synonyms: ancient, old-fashioned, outdated.

## On Mova

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