ancient

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ancient[1,adjective] ancient[2,noun] ancient[3,noun] ancient history

Main Entry: ¹an·cient
Pronunciation: 'An(t)-sh&nt, 'A[ng](k)-sh&nt
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English ancien, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *anteanus, from Latin ante before -- more at ANTE-
1 : having had an existence of many years
2 : of or relating to a remote period, to a time early in history, or to those living in such a period or time; especially : of or relating to the historical period beginning with the earliest known civilizations and extending to the fall of the western Roman Empire in A.D. 476
3 : having the qualities of age or long existence: as a : VENERABLE b : OLD-FASHIONED, ANTIQUE
synonym see OLD
- an·cient·ness noun