Ancient Definition & Meaning
ancient
- adjective
- 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"; "ancient Greece"
- very old; "an ancient mariner"
- noun
- a very old person
- a person who lived in ancient times
"Ancient" in song lyrics
See how ancient is used in real songs:
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"gray patients I stay ancient"
2Mex — Falcon Gentle -
"I'm a rare creation, illustration of original ancient"
4th Disciple f/ Raw Intellect — Fabulous Felonz -
"Buy the none practice tactics perfected by ancient"
Apani B. Fly Emcee f/ Sara Kana — Spot Me
Words that rhyme with ancient
Usage tips for "ancient"
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- What does ancient mean?
- 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"; "ancient Greece" very old; "an ancient mariner" a very old person a person who lived in ancient times
- What part of speech is ancient?
- Ancient is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does ancient have?
- Ancient has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).