noun
UK /ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/ US /ænˈtɪk.wə.t̬i/
› [U] the distant past (= a long time ago), especially before the sixth century:Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes since antiquity.Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical antiquity.
› [C] an object that was created a very long time ago:Under Greek law, all antiquities that are discovered in Greece belong to the government.