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ancient1 adj 1. dating from very long ago ancient ruins 2. very old; aged 3. (Historical Terms) of the far past, esp before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (476 ad) Compare medieval, modern 4. (Law) Law having existed since before the time of legal memory n 1. (Historical Terms) (often plural) a member of a civilized nation in the ancient world, esp a Greek, Roman, or Hebrew 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (often plural) one of the classical authors of Greek or Roman antiquity 3. Archaic an old man [from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin anteanus (unattested), from Latin ante before] ancientness n ancient2 n Archaic
1. a flag or other banner; standard 2. a standard-bearer; ensign [changed from ensign through the influence of ancient1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ancient adjective 1. classical, old, former, past, early, bygone, primordial, primeval, olden They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning. 2. very old, early, aged, antique, obsolete, archaic, age-old, bygone, antiquated, hoary, olden, superannuated, antediluvian, timeworn, old as the hills ancient rites 3. old-fashioned, past, dated, outdated, obsolete, out of date, old-time, archaic, unfashionable, antiquated, outmoded, passé, musty, old hat, behind the times, fusty, superannuated, out of style, obsolescent, square (informal), cobwebby, démodé (French), out of the ark (informal), oldfangled, (old-)fogeyish He produced articles and stories on his ancient typewriter. old-fashioned new, young, late, the new, recent, current, modern, fresh, novel, with it (informal), up-to-date, state-of-the-art, in vogue, modish, new-fashioned, du jour (French), newfangled, culty Translations ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] ADJ 1. (= old, classical) → antiguo ancient Greek → griego m antiguo ancient history → historia f antigua that's ancient history! → ¡eso pertenece a la historia! in ancient days → en la antigüedad, hace muchísimo tiempo ancient monument (Brit) → monumento m histórico ancient Rome → la Roma antigua remains of ancient times → restos mpl de la antigüedad 2. [person] → viejo, anciano; [clothing, object] → antiquísimo, de los tiempos de Maricastaña we went in his ancient car → fuimos en su antiquísimo coche he's getting pretty ancient → va para viejo OLD ancient [ˈeɪnʃənt] adj (= very old) [tradition, building, woodland] → ancien(ne) ancient monument (= aged, antiquated) [person] → vieux*(vieille), vieil before masc noun beginning with a vowel or before mute h; [object, car] → antique ancient history n (fig) → histoire f ancienne That's ancient history! → C'est de l'histoire ancienne! ancient monument n → monument m historique ancient ancient [ˈeɪnʃ/ənt] adj (old) (classical) → antico/a (fam) (person) → decrepito/a; (object) → vecchio/a come il cucco ancient monument → monumento storico ancient Rome → l'antica Roma 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 muinais- ancien עַתִיק, קָדוּם प्राचीन stari ókori kuno forn antico 古代の 먼 옛날의 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 古代的 2 very old an ancient sweater. antiek, oud عَتيق много стар starý, staromódní ældgammel; gammeldags uralt παμπάλαιος viejo igivana کهنه muinainen très vieux יָשַן מְאֹד @@@יָשַן מְאוֹד$$$ प्राचीन prastari ősi tua sekali ævagamall, mjög gamall vecchio とても古い 구식의 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 古老的 ancient → قديم starobylý oldtids- uralt αρχαίος antiguo muinainen ancien prastar antico 大昔の 고대의 antiek eldgammel starożytny antigo древний forntida โบราณ eski cổ xưa 远古的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A blear-eyed ancient stood before him, balancing on a single crutch. A part of the United States of North America and all of the Federated States of Canada once belonged to this ancient England. Tied or trussed like fowls or pigs, they were tumbled on the hard- packed earthen floor, beneath which, shallowly buried, lay the remains of ancient chiefs, while, overhead, in wrappings of grass mats, swung all that was left of several of Bashti's immediate predecessors, his father latest among them and so swinging for two full generations. |
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