ancient

[US]/'eɪnʃ(ə)nt/
[UK]/'enʃənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. from a long time ago; very old, outdated
n. an elderly person; a person from ancient times.

Phrases & Collocations

ancient civilization

ancient history

ancient ruins

ancient artifacts

ancient culture

ancient chinese

ancient times

ancient city

in ancient times

ancient greece

ancient greek

ancient and modern

ancient capital

ancient literature

ancient architecture

ancient world

ancient chinese literature

ancient relics

ancient coins

ancient porcelain

Example Sentences

This is an ancient parable.

an ancient pair of jeans.

a deity of ancient Greece.

an ancient hypaethral temple.

to study ancient history

Jerusalem is an ancient city.

This is my ancient car.

the ancient manor of Tregarrick

The ancient civilization fellinto oblivion.

the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean.

the ancient bounds of the forest.

a large collection of ancient parchments.

the ancient centre of the town was pedestrianized.

excavate an ancient burial site

Ancient Greek is the preserve of scholars.

Real-world Examples

So, the humans could be alive inside all the Ancients.

Source: Lost Girl Season 05

" Katherine" , coined by the ancient Greeks, it denotes " purity."

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

Some ancient manuscripts were discovered in the temple.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

The findings prove that ancient poop is flush ... with details about ancient civilizations.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American March 2020 Compilation

It's a compromise between ancient literary dialects.

Source: Popular Science Essays

No way of thinking or doing, however ancient, can be trusted without proof.

Source: Selected Works from Walden Pond

Modern trees don't produce as much raisin as the ancient Algarrobos.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

Or so an ancient legend goes at least.

Source: TED-Ed (audio version)

The earliest ones that we can trace are from ancient Greece and ancient Rome.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2018 Collection

You can go horseback riding on ancient highland trails and channel your inner Viking.

Source: Travel around the world

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