antiquation

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English

Etymology

From Late Latin antīquātiō, antīquātiōnem, noun of action from past-participle stem of antīquāre.[1]

English antique +‎ -ation.

Noun

antiquation (usually uncountable, plural antiquations)

  1. (uncountable) The process of becoming antique or obsolete.
  2. (countable) Something that is antique or obsolete.
    • 1874, Alexander Ferrier Mitchell, John Paterson Struthers, Minutes of the sessions of the Westminster assembly of divines:
      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 []

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “antiquation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.