antiquation
English
Etymology
From Late Latin antīquātiō, antīquātiōnem, noun of action from past-participle stem of antīquāre.[1]
Noun
antiquation (usually uncountable, plural antiquations)
- (uncountable) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
- (countable) Something that is antique or obsolete.
- 1874, Alexander Ferrier Mitchell, John Paterson Struthers, Minutes of the sessions of the Westminster assembly of divines:
- What to Planck and to many of his contemporaries seemed perfectly indifferent antiquations, have again come to be regarded as questions of engrossing interest and vital importance […]
Related terms
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “antiquation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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