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Overview of adj ancient The adj ancient has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) 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") 2. (4) ancient -- (very old "an ancient mariner") Antonyms of adj ancient 2 senses of ancient Sense 1 ancient INDIRECT (VIA future, past) -> present INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future Sense 2 ancient INDIRECT (VIA old) -> young, immature Similarity of adj ancient 2 senses of ancient Sense 1 ancient => past (vs. present) (vs. future) Sense 2 ancient => old (vs. young) Attributes of adj ancient Familiarity of adj ancient ancient used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj ancient ancient Overview of adj ancient The adj ancient has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (5) 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") 2. (4) ancient -- (very old "an ancient mariner")
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