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ancient::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | antediluvian |
| Type of | golden ager, old person, oldster, senior citizen |
ancient::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | ancientness |
ancient history.
ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians.
ancient Greece.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | ancientness |
an ancient mariner.
Examples of ancient
ancient
The ancient game of Mah-jongg gained widespread popularity in the 1950s and 60s.
From the online.wsj.com
It's not like this is ancient history, when Roethlisberger was some foolish kid.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Much of it sprang from an irreverent attitude toward ancient Roman architecture.
From the online.wsj.com
They were named the catacombs in a nod to ancient Rome's underground cemeteries.
From the online.wsj.com
The Queen is ending her historic tour by visiting an ancient tourist attraction.
From the mirror.co.uk
When it comes to non-fiction, I know a lot about ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Bayesian inference of ancient human demography from individual genome sequences.
From the sciencedaily.com
Ancient Bronzes, she says, is part of an effort to bring balance to that record.
From the kentucky.com
Stepping back outside, I found myself at the north entrance of the ancient city.
From the sfgate.com
- Belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"
- A very old person
- A person who lived in ancient times
- Very old; "an ancient mariner"
- (anciently) in ancient times; long ago; "a concern with what may have happened anciently"
- (ancientness) extreme oldness
- Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history in the Old World to the Early Middle Ages in Europe.
- Ancient is a Norwegian black metal band from Bergen, formed in 1992. The band released six full-length albums released by Metal Blade Records to date and a variety of mini-albums, EPs and special releases. Ancient used to have the classic raw black metal sound, similar to Darkthrone's works...
- Although each installment of the Final Fantasy series is generally set in a different fictional world with separate storylines, there are some commonalities when it comes to character design. Certain design themes repeat themselves, as well as specific character names and classes. ...
