archaism
UK /ˈɑː.keɪ.ɪz.əm/ US /ˈɑɹ.kiˌɪz.əm/
noun 2
Definitions
noun
1
The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
2
An archaic word, style, etc.
In this text, the word "methinks" appears to be a deliberate archaism.
He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.
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