archaism

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Recent Examples of archaism Narrator Mary Lewis, raised in Newfoundland herself, delivers the book in a manner that seems stilted at first but grows more appealing as Lewis moves further into the story, with its pleasing archaisms and evocation of balked communication. Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020 That phrase, which may strike some young American ears as an archaism if not an oxymoron, is worth unpacking, and Amis provides readers with a pocket account of the historical preconditions of his extravagant fame. A.o. Scott, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018 For the Latin American left, that vision has congealed into archaism. The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017 But the main challenge for any translator is to remain true to Virgil without wrenching him into archaism or stiffness. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2017 Full of archaisms, the language has a neo-Nabokovian extravagance, occasionally overindulgent. Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archaism
Noun
  • The proud mom also included a solo shot of Oliver, as well as a throwback photo from a previous graduation.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In an era where just about everything seems choreographed, his individual brilliance feels like a throwback.
    Aaron Tolentino, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those old-fashioned TV-show plots with a premeditated murder committed for some explicable reason, that’s really an anachronism.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The Cold War continues to rage on the Korean peninsula after all—seventy-five years and counting—as an anachronism that refuses to die.
    Kornel Chang September 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The tackier the better The dominant aesthetic of the administration comes not from antiquity but from AI slop, the tackier and more juvenile the better.
    Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In classical antiquity, the mountainous region was notorious for bandits; in modern times, blood feuds among clans were rife.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Archaism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archaism. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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