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ancientness

Variant of ancient

adjective

  1. of times long past; belonging to the early history of the world, esp. before the end of the Western Roman Empire ( 476)
  2. having existed a long time; very old
  3. old-fashioned; antiquated
  4. Archaic having the wisdom, dignity, etc. of age; venerable

noun

  1. a person who lived in ancient times
  2. an aged person

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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