English dictionary
ancient
/'/eI/n/S//@/nt/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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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 <i>modern</i>; as, <i>ancient</i> authors, literature, history; <i>ancient</i> days.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a very old person
Synonyms antediluvianSource: WordNet 3.0
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a person who lived in ancient times
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the <i>moderns</i>.
Source: webster1913
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An ensign or flag.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
ExamplesAncient history.
Ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians.
Ancient Greece.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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very old
ExamplesAn ancient mariner.
Source: WordNet 3.0