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With widespread illegal gambling activity, a group of Bahamians want what they call the archaic, undemocratic gaming laws in the country to be changed to afford them the right to gamble in their own country.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a much earlier, often more primitive period, especially one that develops into a classical stage of civilization: an archaic bronze statuette; Archaic Greece.
  2. adjective No longer current or applicable; antiquated: archaic laws. See Synonyms at old.
  3. adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of words and language that were once in regular use but are now relatively rare and suggestive of an earlier style or period.

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antiquated ·  obsolete ·  quaint ·  medieval ·  primitive ·  exotic ·  poetic ·  arcane ·  barbarous ·  classical ·  antique ·  celtic
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  1. Greek arkhaikos, old-fashioned, from arkhaios, ancient, from arkhē, beginning, from arkhein, to begin.

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  1. = French archaïque, from Greek ἀρχαικός, antique, primitive, from ἀρχαίος, old, antique: see archæo-.
 

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/ɑrˈkeɪɪk/
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