ancients

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.

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

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ancient·ly adv.

ancient·ness n.

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an·cient ²  (nshnt)

n.

1. Archaic An ensign; a flag.

2. Obsolete A flag-bearer or lieutenant.

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[Alteration of ensign.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ancients - people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" Roman Empire - an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome

Translations

ancients [ˈeɪnʃənts] NPL the ancients → los antiguos