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archaic

[ahr-key-ik] / ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk /


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Helen adds that despite "archaic notions" still being attached to endometriosis, a greater awareness is a positive to both diagnosed and undiagnosed people.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The Spanish is archaic, the intonations are complicated, and the words tumble over themselves like a hard charge toward the goal posts.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

The Japanese genome study identified 44 archaic DNA regions still present in modern Japanese populations, many of them unique to East Asians.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

Finally, remove domestic barriers such as archaic state auto-dealership laws that prevent direct-to-consumer sales.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Yet however “quaint” the universes of the archaic or classical sages might have seemed by the third century, they were far from empirically disproven.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro




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