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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
antic \an"tic\, v. t. imp.  p. p. anticked, antickt.
   to make appear like a buffoon. obs. --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
anticked antickt 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
antic \an"tic\, v. i.
   to perform antics.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
antic \an"tic\ a^n"ti^k, a. the same word as antique; cf.
   it. antico ancient. see antique.
   1. old; antique. zool. "lords of antic fame." --phaer.
      1913 webster

   2. odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.
      1913 webster

            the antic postures of a merry-andrew. --addison.
      1913 webster

            the saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in
            name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. --fuller.
      1913 webster
see also:
antique 
[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
antic \an"tic\, n.
   1. a buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd
      gesticulations; the fool of the old play.
      1913 webster

   2. an odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.
      1913 webster

            woven with antics and wild imagery.   --spenser.
      1913 webster

   3. a grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.
      1913 webster

            and fraught with antics as the indian bird
            that writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.
                                                  --wordsworth.
      1913 webster

   4. arch. a grotesque representation. obs.
      1913 webster

   5. an antimask. obs. or r.
      1913 webster

            performed by knights and ladies of his court
            in nature of an antic.                --ford.
      1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
antique \antique"\, a. f., fr. l. antiquus old, ancient,
   equiv. to anticus, from ante before. cf. antic.
   1913 webster
   1. old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue.
      in this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of
      greece and rome.
      1913 webster

            for the antique world excess and pride did hate.
                                                  --spenser.
      1913 webster

   2. old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of
      time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.
      "antique words." --spenser.
      1913 webster

   3. made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of
      thomson's "castle of indolence."
      1913 webster

   4. odd; fantastic. in this sense, written antic.
      1913 webster

   syn: ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned;
        old. see ancient.
        1913 webster
see also:
antic antic ancient 
[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0
antic
     adj : ludicrously odd; "hamlet's assumed antic disposition";
           "fantastic halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection
           in the mirror" syn: fantastic, fantastical, grotesque
     n : a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
         syn: joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
     v : act as or like a clown syn: clown, clown around
see also:
fantastic fantastical grotesque joke prank trick 
caper put-on clown clown around 
[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
85 moby thesaurus words for "antic":
   animated, artifice, bizarre, caper, capersome, caracole, carry on,
   casual, cavort, coltish, comic, comical, curvet, cut a dido,
   cut capers, cut up, dance, disport, easy, exuberant, fanciful,
   fantastic, farcical, flounce, fool around, foolish, frisk, frisky,
   frolic, frolicsome, full of beans, gambol, gamesome, gay,
   grotesque, hearty, horse around, impossible, incomprehensible,
   inconceivable, incredible, lark, laughable, light, lively,
   ludicrous, mischievous, monkeyshine, monkeyshines, play, playful,
   practical joke, prank, prankish, pranky, roguish, rollick,
   rollicking, rollicksome, romp, rompish, shenanigan, shenanigans,
   shines, skip, skittish, spirited, sport, sportive, sprightly,
   suave, tomfoolery, trick, trip, unaccountable, unbelievable,
   unexpected, unimaginable, vital, vivacious, waggish trick,
   whimsical, wile, zestful, zippy





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Antic Mind Theatre Company
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Antic Software Archive
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Collection, parfums, cartes parfum馥s, flacons, boites poudre, antiquit駸
...Ambre Antic, le site de vente en ligne pour les collectionneurs de parfums, de cartes..
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Agence Pays Basque NTIC (aNTIC)

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