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ancient history

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ancient history
n.
1. The history of times long past.
2. Informal Common knowledge, especially of a recent event that has lost its original impact or importance.
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Noun1.ancient historyancient history - a history of the ancient world
account, chronicle, history, story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
2.ancient history - knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence
common knowledge - anything generally known to everyone


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In his oration for the bachelor's degree, he gives me to understand, he will treat of the classical myths, viewed in the aspect of baby stories, and has a great mind to discuss the expediency of using up the whole of ancient history, for the same purpose.
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
"It's ancient history," said another, guessing that it referred to a former war.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
IT IS not a little remarkable that in every case reported by ancient history, in which government has been established with deliberation and consent, the task of framing it has not been committed to an assembly of men, but has been performed by some individual citizen of preeminent wisdom and approved integrity.
Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context
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