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adjective  an·cient  \ ˈān(t)-shənt , ˈāŋ(k)-shənt \
: having had an existence of many years
: of or relating to a remote period, to a time early in history, or to those living in such a period or time especially : of or relating to the historical period beginning with the earliest known civilizations and extending to the fall of the western Roman Empire in a.d. 476
: having the qualities of age or long existence: such as
a : venerable
b : old-fashioned, antique
First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1

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