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antiquarian

[an-ti-kwair-ee-uhn] / ˌæn tɪˈkwɛər i ən /


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"He was looking for picturesque subjects which were very popular with an antiquarian market at the time," she said.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

The Civil Guard police force has also released an antiquarian suspected of having received the items, the court added.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

“On the Calculation of Volume,” Danish author Solvej Balle’s seven-volume opus, follows an antiquarian bookseller who gets stuck reliving the same mid-November day over and over again.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

This last weekend, Rare Books L.A. transformed Union Station’s historic ticket hall into a bustling biblio-bazaar, drawing more than 50 antiquarian booksellers and collectors from across the country.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2025

Their host, an antiquarian architect, had never truckled under to modern civilization and kept his house free of gas and electricity.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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