antigüedad

/antiɡweˈdad/ · B2 · noun · f

age

🏺 antigüedad = antiquity; Spanish -dad matches English -ity

Both words come from Latin antiquitas, from antiquus, old. The same -dad/-ity pairing shows up in ciudad/city and verdad/verity. In a job, antigüedad means seniority, how long you have been there.

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