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ancient meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of ancient at MeaningMonkey.org. ancient meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.ANCIENT noun
Definition of ancient (noun)
- a very old person
- synonyms: antediluvian
- a person who lived in ancient times
ANCIENT adjective
Definition of ancient (adjective)
- 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"
- very old
- "an ancient mariner"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet