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Meanings of antiqua in English

Russian
антиква
Spanish
antiqua
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Style of typeface that mimics handwritten scripts of the15th and 16th centuries.

Related terms
антиква

Handwriting style.

Usage of antiqua in English
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It was impossible to miss the rusty tussock moth (Orgyia antiqua) caterpillar foraging on my raspberry bush.
The Guardian
2
His book on the subject, 'Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis,' remained unfinished at the time of his death.
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1
3
Many thanks for calling my attention to "Antiqua Mater."
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3
4
(The diploma contains the words "accipe... ex antiqua nostra consuetudine cognomen Forster."
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
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Musica Antiqua Cantabrigiensis, like so many other ensembles of its generation, had ceased to exist, but its members re-formed in honour of that day.
Naomi’s Room
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Falconer and Cautley, "Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis," 1845-49.
More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 / A Record of His Work...
Translations for antiqua
Spanish
antiqua
Antiqua through the time