ancient

About 51.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.

   an ancient city

2. adjective Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.

   an ancient author

3. adjective Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages.
4. adjective Experienced; versed.
5. adjective Former; sometime.
6. noun A person who is very old.
7. noun A person who lived in ancient times.
8. noun One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.

Similar words

age-old antique old past antiquity time-honored olden old-fashioned primeval antiquated

Often followed by

and times world greece greek history egypt rome city greeks

Word family

ancienter ancientest ancientness ancientnesses ancients