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Although many people consider the tribe’s construction methods to be archaic, the village has many modern buildings and facilities.

What does archaic mean?


Unsafe
outdated
Traditional
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outdated is the answer

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The word archaic as used in the sentence, means outdated. The word archaic comes from the Greek word "arkhe" and French "archaique" meaning beginning. Other common words that are synonymous to the word archaic are: obsolete, old-fashioned and antiquated. 
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