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ARCHAIQUE [15 records]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
DEF

A term that has ceased to be used except in special circumstances, e.g. historical or church writings.

OBS

archaic term: term officially approved by the Terminology Branch, Public Works and Government Services Canada.

Key term(s)
  • ARCH

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
DEF

Terme sorti de l'usage depuis longtemps et qui n'est employé dans la langue parlée ou écrite que par effet de style.

OBS

terme archaïque : terme uniformisé par la Direction de la terminologie, Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada.

Key term(s)
  • ARCH

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Arts and Culture
CONT

Archaeologists believe that the Maritime Archaic tradition originated from the first people to settle in the Strait of Belle Isle region 9,000 years ago, or before.

OBS

... the word Maritime refers to settlement and subsistence practices. These are inferred from the geography of the archaeological site locations and from the recovered artifact and organic assemblages. The word Archaic refers to the specific historic period of the archaeological remains (~8000-3200 years ago), which was prior to the widespread use of pottery and agriculture in North America. Finally, the word Tradition refers to the recurrence in time and space of this "remarkably uniform group of cultural manifestations, [including] environment, economy, technology, art, and religion" (Tuck 1976).

Key term(s)
  • Maritime-Archaic tradition

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Arts et Culture

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vocabulary of the Terminology Bank
DEF

A [parameter] indicating that a term has become incomprehensible or nearly incomprehensible today and that it is no longer used in everyday written or spoken language, except for [stylistic] effect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire de la Banque de terminologie
DEF

Paramètre indiquant qu'un terme est devenu incompréhensible ou peu compréhensible de nos jours, et qu'il n'est plus employé dans la langue courante parlée ou écrite, sauf par effet de style.

OBS

«Pèse-liqueur» est un exemple de terme pouvant avoir le paramètre «archaïque».

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
OBS

... Mangelsdorf has employed tunicate types of modern corn to breed reconstructions of the earliest archaeological specimens.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
CONT

P. Mangelsdorf a [...] utilisé les types vêtus du maïs moderne pour sélectionner des épis similaires aux premiers spécimens de maïs fossile.

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Archaeology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Archéologie
OBS

Source : Initiation à l'archéologie, R. Lévesque, p. 138.

OBS

Remarque : nom d'une culture, d'un groupe.

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
OBS

that is grown old, obsolete, obsolescent, or ill-adapted to present use

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie

Spanish

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Record 9 1986-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Anthropology
DEF

a period ca. 2,000 years B.C., including the northern forests of New England, New York, and the Canadian Maritimes Provinces; markers: adzes, gouges, polished-slate spear points etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Anthropologie

Spanish

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Record 10 1983-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

in American Eastern Woodlands areas, the middle Archaic period extends from 5,000 to 2,000 years B.C.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 11 1983-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 12 1983-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

American culture from ca. 4000 B.C. to A.D.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 13 1983-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

with an ancient and primitive style

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 14 1983-04-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

art no more used

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 15 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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