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1. (adj.) ancient
of or in time long past, esp. before the end of the Western Roman Empire a .d . 476.
2. ancient
dating from a remote period:
ancient rocks.
3. ancient
very old; aged.
4. ancient
old in wisdom and experience.
5. ancient
old-fashioned or antique.
6. (n.) ancient
a person who lived in ancient times.
7. ancient
the ancients,
8. ancient
the civilized peoples or cultures of antiquity, as the Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, and Egyptians.
9. ancient
the writers, artists, and philosophers of ancient times, esp. those of Greece and Rome.
10. ancient
a very old or aged person.
11. (Obs.) ancient
the bearer of a flag.
12. ancient
a flag, banner, or standard; ensign.
Etymology: (1545–55; var. of ensign)
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1. (noun) ancient, antediluvian
a very old person
2. (adj) ancient
a person who lived in ancient times
3. (adj) ancient
belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
"ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"
4. (adj) ancient
very old
"an ancient mariner"
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1. (adjective) ancient
very old
ancient Egyptian cities
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1. (adj) Ancient
old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days
2. (adj) Ancient
old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle
3. (adj) Ancient
known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent
4. (adj) Ancient
dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable
5. (adj) Ancient
experienced; versed
6. (adj) Ancient
former; sometime
7. (noun) Ancient
those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns
8. (noun) Ancient
an aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence
9. (noun) Ancient
a senior; an elder; a predecessor
10. (noun) Ancient
one of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery
11. (noun) Ancient
an ensign or flag
12. (noun) Ancient
the bearer of a flag; an ensign
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Sense: relating to times long ago, especially before the collapse of Rome
ancient history.
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 Afrikaans: prehistories |
 Arabic: قَديم |
 Bulgarian: античен |
 Brazilian: antigo |
 Czech: starověký, pradávný |
 German: alt |
 Danish: fortids-; oldtids- |
 Greek: αρχαίος |
 Spanish: antiguo |
 Estonian: muistne, antiikne |
 Farsi: باستانی؛ کهن |
 Finnish: muinais- |
 French: ancien |
 Hebrew: עַתִיק, קָדוּם |
 Hindi: प्राचीन |
 Croatian: stari |
 Hungarian: ókori |
 Indonesian: kuno |
 Icelandic: forn |
 Italian: antico |
 Japanese: 古代の |
 Korean: 먼 옛날의 |
 Lithuanian: senovės |
 Latvian: sens; antīks |
 Malay: purba |
 Dutch: oud |
 Norwegian: fortids-, oldtids- |
 Polish: starożytny |
 Persian: باستانی؛ کهن |
 Pashto: زوړ، پخوانی ، قدیمی |
 Portuguese: antigo |
 Romanian: antic |
 Russian: древний; античный |
 Slovak: staroveký |
 Slovenian: starodaven |
 Serbian: antički |
 Swedish: forntida |
 Thai: โบราณกาล |
 Turkish: eski |
 Taiwanese: 古代的 |
 Ukrainian: античний |
 Urdu: اگلے زمانے کا ، پرانا |
 Vietnamese: cổ đại |
 Chinese: 古代的 |
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