🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

antiquiert

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /antiˈkvɪʁt/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Antiquated/ˈæn.tɪ.kweɪ.tɪd/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Diese Methoden sind in der modernen Medizin völlig antiquiert."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Old-fashioned or outdated; no longer suitable for modern times or usage.

    "The factory was still operating with antiquated machinery from the 19th century."
  2. 2

    Characteristic of an earlier period; ancient to the point of obsolescence.

    "Researchers struggled to decipher the antiquated legal terminology found in the parchment."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'antiquatus', the past participle of 'antiquare' meaning 'to make old' or 'to render ancient', stemming from 'antiquus' meaning 'ancient' or 'former'. Entering the English language in the early 17th century, it shifted from a legal term denoting repealed laws to a general description for anything out of date, old-fashioned, or no longer useful.

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