ANCIENT

/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
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Definition

/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
noun
  1. A person who is very old.
  2. A person who lived in ancient times.
  3. One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
adjective
  1. Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
    “an ancient city  an ancient forest”
  2. 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”
  3. (history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.

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