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   An·cient

   /ˈān(t)SHənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence: "the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean" Similar of long agoearliestfirstearlypastformerbygoneprehistoricprimevalprimordialprimitiveclassicalliterary:oldenof yoreforegoneOpposite recentcontemporary
   • ▪ having been in existence for a very long time: "ancient forests" Similar oldvery oldage-oldantediluviantimeworntime-honoredimmemoriallong-livedatavisticOpposite newrecentmodern
   • ▪ showing or feeling signs of age or wear: "an ancient pair of jeans" Similar antiquatedarchaicantediluvianmedievalobsoleteobsolescentsuperannuatedanachronisticold-fashionedout of dateoutmodedagedelderlyvenerablehoarydecrepitdémodépasséinformal:fossilizedas old as the hillscobwebbyin one's dotageout of the arkcreakyclunkymoldypast its/one's sell-by dateantwackymossyhorse and buggyOpposite youthfulup to date

   noun

   • 1. an old person: archaic, humorous "a solitary ancient in a tweed jacket"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ancien, based on Latin ante ‘before’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ancientness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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