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Archaism

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(adj. "archaic"; from Gr. apXaios, old), an old-fashioned usage, or the deliberate employment of an out-ofdate and ancient mode of expression.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Archaism'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/archaism.html. 1910.
 
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