antiquity
noun/ænˈtɪkwɪti/
Frequency rank: #8,270 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the ancient past, especially before the Middle Ages; great age.
Example sentence
Many tourists visit Greece to admire ruins from antiquity and learn about ancient civilizations.
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