Antiquity(noun) the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. Antiquity(noun) old age. Antiquity(noun) ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Syllabic consonant. A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in the English words rhythm, button and bottle, or is the nucleus of a syllable, like the r sound in the American pronunciation of work.
Notable features. 1  Type of writing system: syllabic alphabet in which all consonants have an inherent vowel. 2  When they appear the the beginning of a syllable, vowels are written as independent letters. 3  When certain consonants occur together, special conjunct symbols are used which combine the essential parts of each letter.