archaism

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The present-day NHS is in many respects an archaism, a dinosaur of public altruism that stubbornly refuses to lie down and die.

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  1. noun An archaic word, phrase, idiom, or other expression.
  2. noun An archaic style, quality, or usage.

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  • A few picturesque glimpses in pleasing and poetical phrases, with a touch of archaism, and reminiscences of Hamlet and Jeremy Taylor, “the Shakspeare of divines,” as he has called him, are what we find in this chapter on Commodity, or natural conveniences. —  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • The present-day NHS is in many respects an archaism, a dinosaur of public altruism that stubbornly refuses to lie down and die. —  Integral Options Cafe
  • There are a number of things going on here: lyricism, archaism, and a sophisticated —  The Millions
  • Even if you prefer the archaism, it's a little dishonest to throw around terms like —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Regarding archaism, in fact all our boys take PE class shirtless,
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  1. New Latin archaeismus, from Greek arkhaismos, from arkhaios, ancient; see archaic.

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  1. = French archaïsme, from Greek ἀρχαϊσμός, an antiquated phrase or style, from ἀρχαίζειν, copy the ancients, from ἀρχαϊος, old, ancient: see archæo-.
 

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