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Ancient

adjective

Belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire. "Ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians" , "Ancient Greece"

Very old.

noun

A very old person. Synonym: antediluvian.

A person who lived in ancient times.

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... The ancient qualities of which the Castilians are proud are gravedad, lealtad, y amor de Dios—"dignity, loyalty, and love of God." No wonder that when the nation arises, it carries a ...

— Spanish Life in Town and Country • L. Higgin and Eugene E. Street

... homes, and they don't recognize the authority of their head men any more. They have 'got onto' our most cherished principle that all men were created free and equal, and the chiefs and their families have to hustle for a living as hard as the lowest of them. Still, they cling to their ancient dignities. That totem he's been carving is the insignia of his clan or family, and as he couldn't bring the old family totem pole with him, he carves one wherever he settles for a time, and sets it up. You remember in old 'Ivanhoe,' ...

— The Boy Scouts on the Yukon • Ralph Victor

... with a sigh of relief, as his horse finally cleared a close growing bush, he emerged upon a small clearing. In the midst of this stood a corral. But, for the moment, he passed this by, and rode toward a log hut of ancient construction and design. ...

— The Law-Breakers • Ridgwell Cullum

... have assumed all its more marked and distinguishing characteristics:—still it is difficult to suppose that the language, particularly in the joinings and transitions, and connecting parts, should not more clearly betray the incongruity between the more ancient and modern forms of expression. It is not quite in character with such a period to imitate an antique style, in order to piece out an imperfect poem in the character of the original, as Sir Walter Scott has done in his continuation ...

— The Odyssey of Homer • Homer, translated by Alexander Pope

... for their weight in gold, and rich people will use them for claret cups; and travellers from Japan will buy up all the "Presents from Ramsgate," and "Souvenirs of Margate," that may have escaped destruction, and take them back to Jedo as ancient English curios. ...

— Three Men in a Boa • Jerome K. Jerome

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