Antiquity and Ruins

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Antiquity noun - The state of being something old.

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Ruins and antiquity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ruins" instead a noun "Antiquity".

Nearby Words: antique, antiquated, antiquarian, antiquely

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Antiquity and ruins are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Antiquity" instead a noun "Ruins".

The Olympic Games tradition of having people carry a lit torch from the ruins of Olympia (in the Peloponnese) to the site of the current games is not from antiquity; it was invented by Hitler's PR people for the 1936 Berlin games.

Source: Newer Than They Think
In V, there are only ruins, which become the aforementioned antiquity sites.

Source: Archaeological Arms Race
Uranium minerals were well known in antiquity: ceramic glazes and glass containing small amounts of uranium oxide as a coloring agent have been found in Roman ruins dating back to the first century CE.

Source: Sickly Green Glow

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