archaic
- Noun. (context, archaeology) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleo-Indian Paleo-Indian]’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, ''&c''.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.)..
- Noun. (context, paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of ''Homo sapiens''.
- Adjective. Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
- Adjective. (context, of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
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