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archaic

[ahr-key-ik] / ɑrˈkeɪ ɪk /


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Like Karen Barwick though, he questions the need to string them up calling it "archaic".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

It is widely considered the oldest archaic primate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

And this is not some archaic cinderblock and mortar contraption: It’s a top-of-the-line, high-tech fabrication.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2025

Treasuries market, and archaic laws that require mailed paper notices.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Usually these groups guard treasures hidden from the waves of conquest, the golden artifacts of an archaic Montezuma, or a mine so rich that its discovery would change the world.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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