antiquation

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noun

The process of becoming antique or obsolete.

OriginLate Latin antīquātiō, antīquātiōnem →
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Meanings

nounantiquation (usually uncountable, plural antiquations)

plural antiquations

  1. uncountableusuallyThe process of becoming antique or obsolete.
  2. countableusuallySomething that is antique or obsolete.

    What to Planck and to many of his contemporaries seemed perfectly indifferent antiquations, have again come to be regarded as questions of engrossing interest and vital importance[…]

    1874, Alexander Ferrier Mitchell, John Paterson Struthers, Minutes of the sessions of the Westminster assembly of divines

Origin

  1. Late Latinantīquātiō, antīquātiōnem
  2. Englishantiquation

From Late Latin antīquātiō, antīquātiōnem, noun of action from past-participle stem of antīquāre. English antique + -ation.

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APA

antiquation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiquation

MLA

“antiquation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiquation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiquation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiquation.

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