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▸ adjective: Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
▸ adjective: (history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Experienced; versed.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Former; sometime.
▸ noun: A person who is very old.
▸ noun: A person who lived in ancient times.
▸ noun: (UK, law) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
▸ noun: (heraldry, archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign.
▸ noun: (obsolete, rare) The bearer of a flag; ensign.
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ancient Greece,
ancient Rome,
ancient Egypt,
ancient China,
ancient India,
ancient Mesopotamia,
ancient Persia,
ancient Maya,
ancient Inca,
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