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Another word for ancient

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Adjective

  1. Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past

    Idioms:
    See also:

    new

  2. Of, existing, or occurring in a distant period

    See also:

    start

  3. Long past

    See also:

    new

Noun

  1. An elderly person

    See also:

    youth

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Another word for ancient

Modifier

  1. Very old

    See also:

    old-fashioned

    old

  2. Belonging to the early history of the world

    See also:

    old

    See syn. study at

    old

    classical

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Sentence Examples

  • It looked ancient, and he opened it carefully.

  • It is said that in ancient China, doctors were paid when their patients were well.

  • The ancient world was a cruel place.

  • The Ancient Immortal swept by her, his anger palpable.

  • To Moscow, our ancient Capital!

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