archaism

== English == === Alternative forms === archaicism archæism (dated, hypercorrect) archaeism (rare, dated, hypercorrect) === Etymology === 17th century, from New Latin archaismus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχαϊσμός (arkhaïsmós, “an antiquated phrase or style”), from ἀρχαίζω (arkhaízō, “to model one's style upon that of ancient writers”), from ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “old, ancient”), from ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning”), from ἄρχω (árkhō, “I begin”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ- (“to begin, rule, command”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (UK) /ˈɑː.keɪ.ɪz.əm/, (UK) /ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪ.zəm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹ.kiˌɪz.əm/, /ˈɑɹ.keɪˌɪz.əm/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈaː.kæɪ.ɪz.əm/ === Noun === archaism (countable and uncountable, plural archaisms) The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style. An archaic word, style, etc. ==== Synonyms ==== gadzookery ==== Hyponyms ==== (poor and high-flown use in writing) tushery ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== archaic ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “archaism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “archaism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “archaism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Charisma, charisma, machairs