ancient
Meaning of ancient
- A person who is very old.
- A person who lived in ancient times.
- One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
- A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
- Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
an ancient city an ancient forest
- Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
an ancient author an ancient empire
- (history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
- Experienced; versed.
- Former; sometime.
- A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
- The bearer of a flag; ensign
Information about ancient
- The plural form of ancient is: ancients.
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Hyphenation of ancient
an-cient
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- ancient is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
ancient synonyms
Meaning antediluvian:
Meaning :
geriatric, oldster, antique, antecessor, forerunner, aged, eldern, hoary
Translation of ancient
- French: antique, ancien
- Italian: antico, arcaico, vetusto
- Portuguese: antigo
- Spanish: antiguo, antigua, vetusto, vetusta, arcaico
- German: uralt, altertümlich, antik
Words that rhyme with ancient
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