ancient

ancient
ancient *old, venerable, antediluvian, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete
Analogous words: primeval, pristine, primal, primordial (see PRIMARY)
Antonyms: modern
Contrasted words: *new, new-fashioned, new-fangled, fresh, novel, modernistic: current, *prevailing

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  • Ancient — An cient, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante }, pref.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Ancient — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Banda de Black metal melódico formado en Noruega en 1992. Ha lanzado seis álbumes integrales y firma, actualmente, con Metal Blade Records. Ancient emplea el sonido del Raw black metal, similar a los trabajos de… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Ancient — An cient, n. [Corrupted from ensign.] 1. An ensign or flag. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] More dishonorable ragged than an old faced ancient. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. The bearer of a flag; an ensign. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] This is Othello s ancient, as I… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ancient — An cient, n. 1. pl. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the {moderns}. [1913 Webster] 2. An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence. [1913 Webster] The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ancient — 1. adjective /ˈeɪnʃənt/ a) Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age; very old. an ancient city b) Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity;… …   Wiktionary

  • ancient — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ancien, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *anteanus, from Latin ante before more at ante Date: 14th century 1. having had an existence of many years 2. of or relating to a remote period, to a time early… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Ancient Egypt — was an ancient civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern nation of Egypt. The civilization began around 3150 BC [Only after 664 BC are dates secure. See Egyptian… …   Wikipedia

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