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ancient - Dictionary definition and meaning for ancient
ANCIENT
(noun) a person who lived in ancient times
(noun) a very old person
synonyms : antediluvianA lot of people gathered to pay their last respects to the antediluvian. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) very old
"an ancient mariner"
(adj.) 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"
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