ancient
/eɪnʃənt/
nounadjective
7 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1
A very old person.
2
ADJECTIVEA person who lived in ancient times.
1
Belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
“ancient history”
“ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians”
2
Very old.
“an ancient mariner”
WORD FORMS
Related formancientness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinancientway
Starts & ends withA … T
Syllablesan · cient
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