Archaism Synonyms

ärkē-ĭzəm, -kā-
The use of an archaic expression
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. archaicism
  2. pre-raphaelitism
  3. medievalism

Words Related to Archaism

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Archaism Sentence Examples

  • He was already a poet by predilection, an idyllist and steeped in the classical archaism of the time, when, in 1784, his taste for the antique was confirmed by a visit to Rome made in the company of two schoolfellows, the brothers Trudaine.

  • On the other hand, there is no law against deliberate archaism.

  • His style aims at effectiveness by pregnant expression, sententiousness, archaism.

  • Language The most common understanding of literary archaism in English is that of verbal archaism.

  • She hits the happy mean between the studied archaism of Courier's Daphnis et Cloe and the realistic patois of the later kailyard novel which for Southerners requires a glossary.

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