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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English auncyen, from Old French ancien (“‘old’”), from Latin ante (“‘before’”). Cf. antique.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
ancient (comparative ancienter or more ancient, superlative ancientest or most ancient)
- very old
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from ancient
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[edit] Translations
very old
- Anglo-Norman: ancien
- Bulgarian: древен bg(bg) (dreven), античен bg(bg) (antičen)
- Burmese: ရှေး my(my) (sheii)
- Chinese, Simplified: 古代的, 古旧的, 旧的
- Chinese, Traditional: 古代的, 古舊的, 舊的
- Croatian: drevan hr(hr), antički hr(hr), prastar hr(hr)
- Czech: starobylý cs(cs), starověký cs(cs), dávný cs(cs)
- Dutch: antiek nl(nl), oeroud nl(nl)
- Ewe: blema n.
- Finnish: ikivanha fi(fi), muinainen fi(fi)
- French: antique fr(fr), ancien fr(fr)
- Georgian: უძველესი ka(ka)
- German: antik de(de)
- Greek:
- Ancient: ἀρχαῖος (arkheos) m.
- Modern αρχαίος el(el) (arˈçe̞ˌo̞s) m.
- Hebrew: עתיק (atiq) m., עתיקה (atiqa) f.
- Hungarian: antik hu(hu), ősi hu(hu)
- Icelandic: forn is(is)
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- Ido: ancien-ega
- Indonesian: ngak baru, sudah tua, Kuno id(id)
- Italian: antico it(it)
- Japanese: 古代の (こだいの)
- Korean: 고대의
- Lao: ບູຮານ lo(lo) (buuhaan)
- Latin: antiquus, antiquarius
- Malagasy: ela
- Maltese: antik m., antika f., qadim m., qadima f., arkajk m., arkajka f.
- Old English: eald ang(ang), gamol ang(ang)
- Persian: باستانی (baastaani)
- Polish: antyczny pl(pl), starożytny pl(pl), stary pl(pl)
- Portuguese: antigo pt(pt) m., antiga pt(pt) f.
- Russian: древний ru(ru) (drévnij), старинный ru(ru) (starínnyj)
- Scots: auncient
- Scottish Gaelic: àrsaidh gd(gd)
- Slovene: prastar m., prastara f., prastaro n.
- Spanish: antiguo es(es)
- Telugu: పురాతన (puraatana)
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ancient (plural ancients)
- A person who is very old or who lived in ancient times.
- (heraldry, archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
- 1719: Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
- I got all things ready as he had directed, and waited the next morning with the boat washed clean, her ancient and pendants out, and everything to accommodate his guests..
[edit] References
- The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]
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