English-Dutch translations for archaic

• archaïsch
  Volgens ons is de term 'volkeren? een archaïsch concept. The concept of the people seems to us to be an archaic one.
  In feite is de maximale 48-urige werkweek die we nu kennen al archaïsch. The maximum 48-hour working week as we know it is, in fact, already archaic.
  De onderzoekscommissie stelde vast dat het controlesysteem inzake transitoverkeer een archaïsch systeem was. The Committee of Inquiry found that the monitoring system in the transit sector was archaic.
• ouderwets
• verouderd
  Mensen die wellicht nog steeds moeten jagen om aan voedsel te komen, hoeven echt geen gebruik meer te maken van zulke pijnlijke en verouderde technieken. People who may still need to hunt for food no longer need to use such painful and archaic killing technology.
  Net als hun collega's hebben ook de Poolse vissers almaar meer kritiek op de verouderde databank die te sterk op schattingen is gebaseerd. Polish fishermen have joined the increasing criticism of the archaic data base that is too heavily based on estimates.
  Distributiesystemen zijn verouderd en worden niet gecontroleerd, en er wordt geen onderscheid gemaakt tussen nagemaakte en beschermde merken. Distribution systems are archaic and unsupervised, and there is no distinguishing between counterfeited and protected brands.

Definition of archaic

• A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period . needs links to Wikipedia entries --
• an archaic variety of ''Homo sapiens''
• Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated
• No longer in ordinary use, though still used occasionally to give a sense of antiquity
• Belonging to the archaic period

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