Words / A2

an-TEEK/ænˈtiːk/

An antique is a valuable old object: antique furniture, an antique shop, antique jewellery. Ancient describes very old times or ruins, not usually a chair you buy. Unique means one of a kind. Do not write antique when you mean unique, or antic (a silly act).

Meaning

An old object that is valuable because of its age.

Examples

• “The market stall sold antique maps of the harbour.”
• “We window-shopped in the antique street near the cathedral.”
• “This map is antique, so do not fold it roughly.”

Good to know

an antique shop / furniture. Time cousin: ancient (ruins). Mix-up: unique.

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