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antiquity

 noun
     
an‧tiq‧ui‧ty plural antiquities
1 [uncountable] ancient times
in antiquity
The common household fork was nearly unknown in antiquity.
2 [uncountable] the state of being very old:
a building of great antiquity
3 [countable usually plural] a building or object made in ancient times:
a collection of Roman antiquities
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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