archaic
/ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/ noun C1- The prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, etc.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
- (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
Plural archaics
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The author’s vocabulary was famously idiosyncratic, densely replete with archaic terminology and regional colloquialisms that entirely defied any straightforward interpretation.
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