Ancient
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- 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
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From Middle English auncyen, from Old French ancien (“old”), from Latin root *anteanus, from ante (“before”). Compare antique.
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