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antiquarian Adjective collecting or dealing with antiquities or rare books Noun an antiquary
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations antiquarian [æntɪˈkwɛərɪən] n (collector) → Antiquitätensammler(in) m(f); (seller) → Antiquitätenhändler(in) m(f) adj antiquarian bookshop → Antiquariat nt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is only now and then in some very remote and backward agricultural district that an antiquarian may still discover a square house. I am conscious, however, that the slight, unsatisfactory, and trivial manner, in which the result of my antiquarian researches has been recorded in the following pages, takes the work from under that class which bears the proud motto, Detur digniori. Filon has transplanted the creations of his fancy into an age certainly at a greater distance from ourselves than can be estimated by mere lapse of time, and where a fully detailed antiquarian knowledge, used with admirable tact and economy, is indeed serviceable in giving reality of effect to scene and character. |
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