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archaic meaning in Punjabi

ਪੁਰਾਣਾ purāṇā

UK/ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪk//ɑɹˈkeɪ.ɪk/

archaic in Punjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ (purāṇā). In English, archaic means 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.).

Punjabi words for archaic

archaic, antiquated, primitive, traditional, time-honored
ਪੁਰਾਣਾ purāṇā

English meaning of archaic

  1. noun 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.).
  2. noun (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
  3. adjective Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
  4. adjective No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity and still likely to be understood by well-educated speakers and are found in historical texts.

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Questions about archaic in Punjabi

What is the meaning of archaic in Punjabi?
Archaic in Punjabi is ਪੁਰਾਣਾ (purāṇā).
archaic ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Archaic: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ (purāṇā).
What does archaic mean in English?
Archaic means 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.).

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Punjabi words from Wiktionary's Punjabi entries whose English meaning is “archaic”: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: archaic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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