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ancient

adjective noun

very old

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
A
Ends with
T
Contains
NC
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. very old

    “an ancient mariner”

adjective

  1. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire

    “ancient history”

noun

  1. a person who lived in ancient times

noun

  1. a very old person

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Example Sentences

an ancient mariner
ancient history
ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians
ancient Greece

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