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ancient

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an·cient 1  (nshnt)
adj.
1. Of great age; very old.
2. Of or relating to times long past, especially those of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire (a.d. 476). See Synonyms at old.
3. Old-fashioned; antiquated.
4. Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable.
n.
1. A very old person.
2. A person who lived in times long past.
3. ancients
a. The peoples of the classical nations of antiquity.
b. The ancient Greek and Roman authors.

[Middle English auncien, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *antenus : Latin ante, before; see ant- in Indo-European roots + -nus, adj. and n. suff.]

ancient·ly adv.
ancient·ness n.

an·cient 2  (nshnt)
n.
1. Archaic An ensign; a flag.
2. Obsolete A flag-bearer or lieutenant.

[Alteration of ensign.]

ancient
Adjective
1. dating from very long ago
2. very old
3. of the far past, esp. before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (476 ad)
Noun
ancients people who lived very long ago, such as the Romans and Greeks [Latin ante before]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ancientancient - a very old person                    
2.ancient - a person who lived in ancient times
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
Adj.1.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"
past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
2.ancient - very old; "an ancient mariner"
old - (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"

ancient
adjective 2. very old, early, aged, antique, obsolete, archaic, age-old, bygone, antiquated, hoary, olden, superannuated, antediluvian, timeworn, old as the hills
Translations
ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] adjantiguo;
ancient monument → monumento histórico

ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] adjancien(ne)antique; [person] → d'un âge vénérable; [car] → antédiluvien(ne);
ancient monument → monument m historique

ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] adjalt;
(person, car) → uralt

ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] adjantico/a;
(fig) → anziano/a;
ancient monument → monumento storico

ancient
adj ancient [ˈeinʃənt]
1 relating to times long ago, especially before the collapse of Rome ancient history. prehistories قَديم античен starověký, pradávný fortids-; oldtids- alt αρχαίος antiguo muistne, antiikne باستانی؛ کهن muinainen ancien עַתִיק, קָדוּם प्राचीन stari ókori kuno forn antico 古代の 고대의 senovės sens; antīks purba oud fortids-, oldtids- starożytny antigo antic древний; античный staroveký starodaven antički forntida โบราณกาล eski 古代的 античний اگلے زمانے کا ، پرانا cổ đại
2 very old an ancient sweater. antiek, oud عَتيق много стар starý, staromódní ældgammel; gammeldags uralt παμπάλαιος viejo igivana کهنه ikivanha très vieux יָשַן מְאֹד @@@יָשַן מְאוֹד$$$ प्राचीन prastari ősi tua sekali ævagamall, mjög gamall vecchio とても古い 오랜 세월을 거친 senas senlaicīgs lama oud eldgammel, gammeldags starodawny, antyczny velho foarte vechi старинный; допотопный staromódny zelo star prastari gammal เก่า çok eski 古老的 стародавній; старовинний قدیم ، دیرینہ cổ


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