antiquation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin antīquātiō, antīquātiōnem, noun of action from past-participle stem of antīquāre.[1]
Noun edit
antiquation (usually uncountable, plural antiquations)
- (uncountable) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
- (countable) Something that is antique or obsolete.
- 1874, Alexander Ferrier Mitchell, John Paterson Struthers, Minutes of the sessions of the Westminster assembly of divines:
- What to Planck and to many of his contemporaries seemed perfectly indifferent antiquations, have again come to be regarded as questions of engrossing interest and vital importance […]
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “antiquation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.