ancient

/eɪnʃənt/ nounadjective
7 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
NOUN
1

A very old person.

2

A person who lived in ancient times.

ADJECTIVE
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
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