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ancient
adjective
belonging
to
a
very
distant
past
or
existing
for
a
very
long
time
;
very
old
•
The
ancient
ruins
stood
silently
against
the
desert
sky
.
The
ancient
ruins
stood
silently
against
the
desert
sky
.
•
Scientists
examined
an
ancient
tree
trunk
preserved
in
the
polar
ice
.
Scientists
examined
an
ancient
tree
trunk
preserved
in
the
polar
ice
.
From
Latin
antīquus
and
Greek
archaîos
,
both
meaning
“
old
,
former
.”
noun
an
old
person
,
often
spoken
of
in
a
slightly
humorous
or
informal
way
•
The
teenagers
offered
their
seat
on
the
bus
to
the
tired-looking
ancient
.
The
teenagers
offered
their
seat
on
the
bus
to
the
tired-looking
ancient
.
•
He
moves
quickly
for
an
ancient
who
just
celebrated
his
ninety-fifth
birthday
.
He
moves
quickly
for
an
ancient
who
just
celebrated
his
ninety-fifth
birthday
.
Extension
of
the
adjective
“
ancient
,”
first
recorded
as
noun
sense
in
the
16th
century
.
