Definition of 'ancient'

Noun

1. a very old person
      Synonyms: antediluvian
2. a person who lived in ancient times

Adjective

1. belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire; "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece"
2. very old; "an ancient mariner"

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