Archaic and Classical

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Archaic adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.

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Classical and archaic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Classical" instead an adjective "Archaic".

Nearby Word: archaism

Classical adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.

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Archaic and classical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archaic" instead an adjective "Classical".

Lydia is a brilliant chemist, and also knows both archaic and classical Latin (and probably other languages as well).

Source: Teen Genius
Rosalee can translate some of the Latin, but says it's archaic Latin, not Classical Latin (which, ironically given the trope name, would be easier to translate).

Source: Classical Tongue
The Iliad and The Odyssey were set in Achæe (Mycenæan-Era Greece), but contain a wild mixture of elements from the Archaic and Classical periods with a few Mycenæan leftovers thrown in for good measure.

Source: Anachronism Stew / Literature

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