ancient
21ancient — 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… …
22ancient — an|cient [ eınʃənt ] adjective *** 1. ) very old: an ancient city/book/tradition 2. ) relating to people who lived a very long time ago, and to their culture and way of life: the ancient Greeks/Britons/Egyptians recently discovered remains of an… …
23ancient — [14] Like antique, ancient was originally, in Latin, an adjectivized version of the adverb and preposition ‘before’: to ante ‘before’ was added the adjective suffix ānus, to produce the adjective *anteānus ‘going before’. In Old French this… …
24ancient — 1 adjective 1 belonging to a time long ago: the ancient civilizations of Asia 2 having existed for a very long time: an ancient walled city 3 usually humorous very old: That photo makes me look ancient! 2 noun the ancients old use people who… …
25ancient — adjective 1) in ancient times Syn: of long ago, early, prehistoric, primeval, primordial, primitive; literary of yore; archaic foregone Ant: recent, contemporary 2) an ancient custom Syn …
26ancient — adjective 1) ancient civilizations Syn: early, prehistoric, primeval, primordial, primitive 2) an ancient custom Syn: old, age old, archaic, antediluvian, time honoured 3) …
27ancient */*/*/ — UK [ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt] / US [ˈeɪnʃənt] adjective 1) very old an ancient city/book/tradition 2) relating to people who lived thousands of years ago, and to their way of life the ancient Greeks/Britons/Egyptians recently discovered remains of an ancient… …
28ancient — I an•cient [[t]ˈeɪn ʃənt[/t]] adj. 1) cv anh of or in time long past, esp. before the end of the Western Roman Empire a.d. 476 2) dating from a remote period: ancient rocks[/ex] 3) very old; aged 4) old in wisdom and experience 5) old fashioned… …
29ancient — In the ordinary meaning of the term, very old, something that has existed for a long time; pertaining to the ancient world, that is, the world as it existed prior to the end of the Roman Empire. In law, the term ancient is not limited to what is… …
30ancient — [14] Like antique, ancient was originally, in Latin, an adjectivized version of the adverb and preposition ‘before’: to ante ‘before’ was added the adjective suffix ānus, to produce the adjective *anteānus ‘going before’. In Old French this… …
