English to English 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 modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
2 |
belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire | | Example: ancient history ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians ancient Greece
source: wordnet30
3 |
very old | | Example: an ancient mariner
source: wordnet30 noun
4 |
a very old person | | source: wordnet30
5 |
a person who lived in ancient times | | source: wordnet30
6 |
Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns. | | source: webster1913
7 |
An ensign or flag. | | source: webster1913
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