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antiquarianism

antiquarianism noun: study or love of antiques.

Noun

antiquarianism (countable and uncountable, plural antiquarianisms)

  1. Study or love of antiques.
  2. Study or love of antiquity.
  3. Archaism.
    • We cannot tell if we're facing "nonsense" words that she's coining afresh or obsolete, Old English antiquarianisms from before the standardization of spelling.Jeffrey Jullich, Review of Bed Hangings by Susan Howe, Electronic Poetry Review #2. Retrieved on October 30, 2006

Synonyms of antiquarianism

Forms of antiquarianism

pluralantiquarianisms
alternative formantiquitarianism

Origin of antiquarianism

From antiquarian + -ism.

Questions about antiquarianism

What does antiquarianism mean?
Antiquarianism means study or love of antiques.
What part of speech is antiquarianism?
Antiquarianism is a noun.
What is the plural of antiquarianism?
The plural of antiquarianism is antiquarianisms.

Words near antiquarianism in the dictionary

  1. antiquarian
  2. antiquarianise
  3. antiquarianised
  4. antiquarianises
  5. antiquarianising
  6. antiquarianism
  7. antiquarianisms
  8. antiquarianist
  9. antiquarianists
  10. antiquarianize
  11. antiquarianized

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