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antiquity vs age

age vs antiquity

antiquity and age both are nouns.

antiquity is not a verb while age is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antiquity Yes No No No
age Yes No Yes No
As nouns, age is a hypernym of antiquity; that is, age is a word with a broader meaning than antiquity:
  • antiquity: the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
  • age: an era of history having some distinctive feature
Other hypernyms of antiquity include historic period.
antiquity (noun) age (noun)
an artifact surviving from the past how long something has existed
extreme oldness a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
antiquity (verb) age (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between antiquity and age

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