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ancient
'ancient' - used as an 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
ancient Greece
2. very old
an ancient mariner

'ancient' - used as a noun
3. a very old person
4. a person who lived in ancient times
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