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Ancientness

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Noun

1. ancientness, antiquity

extreme oldness

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Ancientness

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adjective
1. 
dating from very long ago
ancient ruins
2. 
very old; aged
3. 
of the far past, esp before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (476 ad)
Compare medieval, modern
4. law
having existed since before the time of legal memory
noun
5. (often plural)
a member of a civilized nation in the ancient world, esp a Greek, Roman, or Hebrew
6. (often plural)
one of the classical authors of Greek or Roman antiquity
7. archaic
an old man
noun archaic
1. 
a flag or other banner; standard
2. 
a standard-bearer; ensign

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Ancientness

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adjective
1. 
of times long past; belonging to the early history of the world, esp. before the end of the Western Roman Empire ( a.d. 476)
2. 
having existed a long time; very old
3. 
old-fashioned; antiquated
4.  Archaic
having the wisdom, dignity, etc. of age; venerable
noun
5. 
a person who lived in ancient times
6. 
an aged person
noun Archaic
1. 
an ensign, or flag
2. 
a person carrying an ensign

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Ancientness

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adj.
1. Of, relating to, or belonging to times long past, especially before the fall of the Western Roman Empire (AD 476): ancient cultures. See Synonyms at old.
2. Of great age; very old: "The males live up to six monthspositively ancient, for a bee" (Elizabeth Royte).
3. Archaic Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable: "You seem a sober, ancient Gentleman by your habit" (Shakespeare).
n.
1. A very old person.
2. A person who lived in times long past.
3. ancients
a. The peoples of the classical nations of antiquity.
b. The ancient Greek and Roman authors.

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