The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ARCHAIC which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2018.
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ARCHAIC | 100 % | 7 |
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Crossword Answer definitions
ARCHAIC noun- (usually capitalized) A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
- (paleoanthropology) (A member of) an archaic variety of Homo sapiens.
- Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
- (of words) No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity.
- Belonging to the archaic period
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