Ancient can be categorized as an adjective and a noun.
Adjective |
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| ancient - very old; "an ancient mariner" | ||
| ancient - 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" | ||
Noun |
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| ancient - a person who lived in ancient times | ||
| ancient - a very old person |
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| 1. | adj. | An ancient mariner. | |
| 2. | adj. | Ancient history. | |
| 3. | adj. | Ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians. | |
| 4. | adj. | Ancient Greece. | |
| 5. | adj. | Posada's crimes, on the other hand, must seem like ancient history, especially to a people who don't know their history. | |
| 6. | adj. | Similarly, is invoking ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses a reaffirmation of an oppressive and hierarchical system? | |
| 7. | adj. | Within 24 hours every Communist assault had been defeated except in the ancient capital of Hue. | |
| 8. | adj. | We discovered relics of an ancient civilization. | |
| 9. | adj. | You can see the ancient ruins in the distance. | |
| 10. | adj. | We must try to preserve the remains of ancient civilizations. | |
| 11. | adj. | The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons. | |
| 12. | adj. | Rome is famous for its ancient architecture. | |
| 13. | adj. | Rome has a lot of ancient buildings. | |
| 14. | adj. | It is very difficult to handle the bola, but the ancient Incas were very good at it. | |
| 15. | adj. | The pyramids were built in ancient times. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| An ancient mariner. |
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| Ancient history. |
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| Ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians. |
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| Ancient Greece. |
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| Posada's crimes, on the other hand, must seem like ancient history, especially to a people who don't know their history. |
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| Similarly, is invoking ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses a reaffirmation of an oppressive and hierarchical system? |
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| Within 24 hours every Communist assault had been defeated except in the ancient capital of Hue. |
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| We discovered relics of an ancient civilization. | |
| You can see the ancient ruins in the distance. | |
| We must try to preserve the remains of ancient civilizations. | |
| The Romans tried to civilize the ancient Britons. | |
| Rome is famous for its ancient architecture. | |
| Rome has a lot of ancient buildings. | |
| It is very difficult to handle the bola, but the ancient Incas were very good at it. | |
| The pyramids were built in ancient times. | |