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Complete Definition of "ancient"

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English

rank|reach|secret|showed|672|ancient|parts|getting|stay

Etymology
From OF. ancien#Old French|ancien "old", from L. ante#Latin|ante "before". Cf. antique.

Pronunciation
IPA|/ˈeɪnʃənt/, SAMPA|/"eInS@nt/
audio|en-us-ancient.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

  1. very old

Translations
trans-top|very old
Bulgarian: древен (dreven), античен (antičen)
Chinese, Simplified: 古代的, 古旧的, 旧的
Chinese, Traditional: 古代的, 古舊的, 舊的
Czech: starověký, starobylý, antický
Dutch: antiek
Ido: ancien-ega
French: antique, ancien
Finnish: ikivanha, muinainen
German: antik
Greek: αρχαίος [arˈçe̞ˌo̞s] m
Hebrew: עתיק (atiq) m, עתיקה (atiqa) f
Hungarian: antik, ősi
Icelandic: forn
Indonesian: (( ngak baru, sudah tua)
Italian: antico
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Japanese: 古代の (こだいの)
Latin: antiquus, antiquarius
Malagasy: :mg:ela|ela
Maltese: antik m, antika f, qadim m, qadima f, arkajk m, arkajka f
Persian: باستانی (baastaani)
Polish: antyczny, starożytny, stary
Portuguese: antigo m, antiga f
Russian: древний /dr'évnij/
Scots: auncient
Slovene: prastar m, prastara f, prastaro n
Spanish: antiguo
Telugu: పురాతన (puraatana)
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Noun
en-noun

  1. context|heraldry|archaic A flag, banner, standard or ensign.

#* 1719: w:Daniel Defoe|Daniel Defoe, w:Robinson Crusoe|Robinson Crusoe
#*: I got all things ready as he had directed, and waited the next morning with the boat washed clean, her ancient and pendants out, and everything to accommodate his guests..

Derived terms
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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
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Ancient Rome
ancientry

References
R:Heraldry 1862

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