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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/, /ˈeɪŋk.ʃənt/ Audio: en-us-ancient.ogg Forms: ancienter [comparative], more ancient [comparative], ancientest [superlative], most ancient [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪnʃənt Etymology: From Middle English auncyen, from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus, composed of Latin ante (“before”) + -ānus (adjective-forming suffix). The non-etymological /t/ is by analogy with the common ending -ent. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|auncyen}} Middle English auncyen, {{der|en|fro|ancien}} Old French ancien, {{der|en|VL.|*anteānus}} Vulgar Latin *anteānus, {{der|en|la|ante||before}} Latin ante (“before”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} ancient (comparative ancienter or more ancient, superlative ancientest or most ancient)
  1. Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old. Synonyms (very old): aged Translations (having lasted from a remote period): i lashtë (Albanian), i moçëm (Albanian), ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), قَدِيم (qadīm) (Arabic), عَتِيق (ʕatīq) (Arabic), عَرِيق (ʕarīq) (Arabic), عتيق (ʕatīʔ) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), հին (hin) (Armenian), հինավուրց (hinavurcʻ) (Armenian), հնամյա (hnamya) (Armenian), հնամենի (hnameni) (Armenian), antiguu (Asturian), antik (Azerbaijani), qədim (Azerbaijani), qədimi (Azerbaijani), старажы́тны (staražýtny) (Belarusian), анты́чны (antýčny) (Belarusian), стары́ (starý) (Belarusian), старада́ўні (staradáŭni) (Belarusian), প্রাচীন (pracin) (Bengali), কদীম (kodim) (Bengali), suanoy (Bikol Central), дре́вен (dréven) (Bulgarian), анти́чен (antíčen) (Bulgarian), стар (star) (Bulgarian), ရှေး (hre:) (Burmese), ဟောင်း (haung:) (Burmese), antic (Catalan), vetust (Catalan), karaan (Cebuano), کەونار (kewnar) (Central Kurdish), шира (šira) (Chechen), 古代 (gǔdài) (Chinese Mandarin), 古老 (gǔlǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 古舊 (Chinese Mandarin), 古旧 (gǔjiù) (Chinese Mandarin), (lǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), тэԓеӈкин (tėḷeṇkin) (Chukchi), starobylý (Czech), starověký (Czech), prastarý (Czech), urgammel (Danish), antiek (Dutch), oeroud (Dutch), malnovega (Esperanto), grandaĝa (Esperanto), iidne (Estonian), muistne (Estonian), vana (Estonian), fornur (Faroese), ikivanha (Finnish), ikiaikainen (Finnish), hyvin vanha (Finnish), ancien [masculine] (French), antique (French), antîc (Friulian), antigo (Galician), უძველესი (uʒvelesi) (Georgian), ანტიკური (anṭiḳuri) (Georgian), ძველი (ʒveli) (Georgian), historisch (German), altbacken [pejorative] (German), antiquiert (German), vorsintflutlich [humorous] (German), uralt (German), αρχαίος (archaíos) [masculine] (Greek), ansyen (Haitian Creole), עָתִיק ('atíq) (Hebrew), קָדוּם (qadúm) [masculine] (Hebrew), קַדְמוֹן (qadmón) [masculine] (Hebrew), daan (Hiligaynon), kinadaan (Hiligaynon), प्राचीन (prācīn) (Hindi), पुरातन (purātan) (Hindi), पुराण (purāṇ) (Hindi), antik (Hungarian), ősrégi (Hungarian), régi (Hungarian), forn (Icelandic), anciena (Ido), antiqua (Ido), kuno (Indonesian), purba (Indonesian), anteîco (Istriot), antico (Italian), 古代な (kodai na) (alt: こだいな) (Japanese), 古い (furui) (alt: ふるい) (Japanese), ежелгі (ejelgı) (Kazakh), ерте (erte) (Kazakh), បុរាណ (boraan) (Khmer), 고대(古代)의 (godae-ui) (Korean), 낡다 (nakda) (Korean), эзелки (ezelki) (Kyrgyz), эчаккы (ecakkı) (Kyrgyz), байыркы (bayırkı) (Kyrgyz), ບູຮານ (bū hān) (Lao), ເກົ່າແກ່ (kao kǣ) (Lao), senejs (Latgalian), prīscus (Latin), antīquus (Latin), sens (Latvian), sens (Lithuanian), древен (dreven) (Macedonian), стар (star) (Macedonian), антички (antički) (Macedonian), kuno (Malay), purba (Malay), പുരാതന (purātana) (Malayalam), antik (Maltese), qadim (Maltese), miaoget (Maranao), yma (Mbyá Guaraní), бапапчи (bapapči) (Nanai), kevnar (Northern Kurdish), eldgammel (Norwegian Bokmål), eldgammal (Norwegian Bokmål), antikk (Norwegian Bokmål), eldgamal (Norwegian Nynorsk), eldgammal (Norwegian Nynorsk), antikk (Norwegian Nynorsk), ancian (Occitan), eald (Old English), рагон (ragon) (Ossetian), باستان (bâstân) (Persian), قدیم (qadim) (Persian), starożytny (Polish), antyczny (Polish), starodawny (Polish), antigo (Portuguese), machu (Quechua), antic (Romanian), дре́вний (drévnij) (Russian), стари́нный (starínnyj) (Russian), анти́чный (antíčnyj) (Russian), ста́рый (stáryj) (Russian), старода́вний (starodávnij) (Russian), ветхий (vetxij) (Russian), प्राचीन (prācīna) (Sanskrit), पुराण (purāṇa) (Sanskrit), antigu (Sardinian), стар [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), древан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), стародреван [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), антички [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), star [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), drevan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), starodrevan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), antički [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), starobylý (Slovak), staroveký (Slovak), starý (Slovak), antický (Slovak), starodaven (Slovene), star (Slovene), starinski (Slovene), antiguo (Spanish), urgammal (Swedish), antik (Swedish), uråldrig (Swedish), sinauna (Tagalog), қадим (qadim) (Tajik), бостонӣ (bostoni) (Tajik), โบราณ (boo-raan) (Thai), เก่าแก่ (gào-gɛ̀ɛ) (Thai), སྔ་མོ (snga mo) (Tibetan), antik (Turkish), antika (Turkish), kadim (Turkish), gadym (Turkmen), gadymy (Turkmen), дре́вній (drévnij) (Ukrainian), старода́вній (starodávnij) (Ukrainian), анти́чний (antýčnyj) (Ukrainian), стари́й (starýj) (Ukrainian), قدیم (qadīm) (Urdu), قەدىمكى (qedimki) (Uyghur), qadimgi (Uzbek), qadimiy (Uzbek), cổ đại (alt: 古代) (Vietnamese), xưa (Vietnamese), cổ (alt: ) (Vietnamese), אַנטיק (antik) (Yiddish)
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  2. Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern. Categories (topical): Time Translations (existent or occurring in time long past): ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), հնադարյան (hnadaryan) (Armenian), suanoy (Bikol Central), старинен (starinen) (Bulgarian), ရှေး (hre:) (Burmese), antic (Catalan), starobylý (Czech), starověký (Czech), prastarý (Czech), dávný (Czech), pradávný (Czech), eeuwenoud (Dutch), oeroud (Dutch), eertijds (Dutch), weleers (Dutch), antikva (Esperanto), malnovega (Esperanto), muinainen (Finnish), ammoinen (Finnish), ancien [masculine] (French), უძველესი (uʒvelesi) (Georgian), არქაული (arkauli) (Georgian), alt (German), früh (German), αρχαίος (archaíos) [masculine] (Greek), antik (Hungarian), ősi (Hungarian), ősrégi (Hungarian), régi (Hungarian), forn (Icelandic), antiqua (Ido), anciena (Ido), ársa (Irish), antico (Italian), antigu (Kabuverdianu), antige (Kabuverdianu), senejs (Latgalian), antīquus (Latin), sens (Latvian), പുരാതന (purātana) (Malayalam), പ്രാചീന (prācīna) (Malayalam), aweko (Maori), eldgammel (Norwegian Bokmål), eldgammal (Norwegian Bokmål), eldgamal (Norwegian Nynorsk), eldgammal (Norwegian Nynorsk), pradawny (Polish), antigo (Portuguese), дре́вний (drévnij) (Russian), antiguo (Spanish), -a kale (Swahili), antik (Swedish), uråldrig (Swedish), forntida (Swedish), forn (Swedish), antik (Turkish), kadim (Turkish), старода́вній (starodávnij) (Ukrainian)
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  3. (history) Relating to antiquity as a primarily European historical period; the time before the Middle Ages. Categories (topical): History, Time Translations (history: relating to antiquity): suanoy (Bikol Central), античен (antičen) (Bulgarian), starověký (Czech), antický (Czech), antikva (Esperanto), antiikin (Finnish), ancien [masculine] (French), antik (German), ókori (Hungarian), fornaldar- (Icelandic), antiqua (Ido), പ്രാചീന (prācīna) (Malayalam), eldgammel (Norwegian Bokmål), eldgammal (Norwegian Bokmål), eldgamal (Norwegian Nynorsk), eldgammal (Norwegian Nynorsk), antigo (Portuguese), antik (Turkish), kadim (Turkish)
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  4. (obsolete) Experienced; versed. Tags: obsolete
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  5. (obsolete) Former; sometime. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ancient-en-adj-4x5AumoC
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Related terms: antic, antiquarian, antiquary, antiquated, antique, antiquity

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/, /ˈeɪŋk.ʃənt/ Audio: en-us-ancient.ogg Forms: ancients [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnʃənt Etymology: From Middle English auncyen, from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus, composed of Latin ante (“before”) + -ānus (adjective-forming suffix). The non-etymological /t/ is by analogy with the common ending -ent. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|auncyen}} Middle English auncyen, {{der|en|fro|ancien}} Old French ancien, {{der|en|VL.|*anteānus}} Vulgar Latin *anteānus, {{der|en|la|ante||before}} Latin ante (“before”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ancient (plural ancients)
  1. A person who is very old. Categories (topical): People, Time Synonyms (person who is very old): geriatric
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  2. A person who lived in ancient times. Synonyms (person who lived in ancient times): antique
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  3. (UK, law) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Law
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  4. (obsolete) A senior; an elder; a predecessor. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (predecessor): antecessor
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: anchient, aunchient, auncient, auntient, awncient, awntient, ancyent [obsolete], antient (english: obsolete outside freemasonry), oldster, senior citizen, old person, forerunner, predecessor

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/, /ˈeɪŋk.ʃənt/ Audio: en-us-ancient.ogg Forms: ancients [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪnʃənt Etymology: Corruption of ensign. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ancient (plural ancients)
  1. (heraldry, archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-ancient-en-noun-6LgQ4iK1 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
  2. (obsolete, rare) The bearer of a flag; ensign. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-ancient-en-noun-0j4iCyBn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "hre:",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ရှေး"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "haung:",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ဟောင်း"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "vetust"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "karaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ce",
          "lang": "Chechen",
          "roman": "šira",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "шира"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gǔdài",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "古代"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gǔlǎo",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "古老"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "古舊"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gǔjiù",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "古旧"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lǎo",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "老"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ckt",
          "lang": "Chukchi",
          "roman": "tėḷeṇkin",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "тэԓеӈкин"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "starobylý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "starověký"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "prastarý"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "urgammel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antiek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "oeroud"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "malnovega"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "grandaĝa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "iidne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "muistne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "vana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "fornur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ikivanha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ikiaikainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "hyvin vanha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ancien"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antique"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "fur",
          "lang": "Friulian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antîc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antigo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uʒvelesi",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "უძველესი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "anṭiḳuri",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ანტიკური"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ʒveli",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ძველი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "historisch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "tags": [
            "pejorative"
          ],
          "word": "altbacken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antiquiert"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "tags": [
            "humorous"
          ],
          "word": "vorsintflutlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "uralt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "archaíos",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "αρχαίος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "arkhaîos",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ἀρχαῖος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ansyen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "'atíq",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "עָתִיק"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "qadúm",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "קָדוּם"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "qadmón",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "קַדְמוֹן"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "hil",
          "lang": "Hiligaynon",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "daan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "hil",
          "lang": "Hiligaynon",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "kinadaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "prācīn",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "प्राचीन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "purātan",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "पुरातन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "purāṇ",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "पुराण"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ősrégi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "régi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "forn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "anciena"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antiqua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "kuno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "purba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ist",
          "lang": "Istriot",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "anteîco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "alt": "こだいな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kodai na",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "古代な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "alt": "ふるい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "furui",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "古い"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "ejelgı",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ежелгі"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "erte",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ерте"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "boraan",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "បុរាណ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "godae-ui",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "고대(古代)의"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "nakda",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "낡다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "kewnar",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "کەونار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "kevnar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "ezelki",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "эзелки"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "ecakkı",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "эчаккы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "bayırkı",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "байыркы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "bū hān",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ບູຮານ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "kao kǣ",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ເກົ່າແກ່"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ltg",
          "lang": "Latgalian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "senejs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "prīscus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antīquus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "sens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "sens"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "dreven",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "древен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "star",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "стар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "antički",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "антички"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "kuno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "purba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "purātana",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "പുരാതന"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "qadim"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "mrw",
          "lang": "Maranao",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "miaoget"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "gun",
          "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "yma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "gld",
          "lang": "Nanai",
          "roman": "bapapči",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "бапапчи"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "eldgammel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "eldgammal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antikk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "eldgamal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "eldgammal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antikk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "ancian"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "eald"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "os",
          "lang": "Ossetian",
          "roman": "ragon",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "рагон"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "bâstân",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "باستان"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "qadim",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "قدیم"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "starożytny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antyczny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "starodawny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antigo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "machu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "antic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "drévnij",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "дре́вний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "starínnyj",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "стари́нный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "76 10 10 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "antíčnyj",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "анти́чный"
        },
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          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
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          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
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            "Roman"
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            "Roman"
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        {
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            "Roman"
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          "word": "སྔ་མོ"
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          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "قەدىمكى"
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          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
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        {
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          "code": "uz",
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          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "qadimiy"
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "cổ đại"
        },
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
          "word": "xưa"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
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          "ref": "2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion, →OL:",
          "text": "Buried within the Mediterranean littoral are some seventy to ninety million tons of slag from ancient smelting, about a third of it concentrated in Iberia. This ceaseless industrial fueling caused the deforestation of an estimated fifty to seventy million acres of woodlands.",
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          "text": "Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.",
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          "occur"
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          "time#Noun"
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          "code": "hy",
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          "roman": "hnadaryan",
          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
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          "lang": "Bikol Central",
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          "word": "suanoy"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "starinen",
          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
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          "roman": "hre:",
          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "ရှေး"
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        {
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          "code": "ca",
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          "code": "cs",
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          "word": "starobylý"
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        {
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          "code": "cs",
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          "word": "starověký"
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        {
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          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "prastarý"
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        {
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        {
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          "lang": "Czech",
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        {
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          "word": "ammoinen"
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        {
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          "code": "fr",
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          "word": "არქაული"
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          "word": "alt"
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          "word": "ársa"
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          "word": "antico"
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          "word": "antigu"
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        {
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          "word": "antige"
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          "word": "sens"
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          "_dis1": "1 96 2 0 1",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "purātana",
          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "പുരാതന"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ml",
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          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "പ്രാചീന"
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          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
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        {
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          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
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        {
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          "code": "nn",
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          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "eldgammal"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 96 2 0 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "pradawny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 96 2 0 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "antigo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 96 2 0 1",
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "drévnij",
          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "дре́вний"
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        {
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "antiguo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 96 2 0 1",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "existent or occurring in time long past",
          "word": "-a kale"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 96 2 0 1",
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    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antiek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "oeroud"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "malnovega"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "grandaĝa"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "iidne"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "muistne"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "vana"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "fornur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ikivanha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ikiaikainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "hyvin vanha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ancien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fur",
      "lang": "Friulian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antîc"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uʒvelesi",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "უძველესი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "anṭiḳuri",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ანტიკური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ʒveli",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ძველი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "historisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ],
      "word": "altbacken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antiquiert"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "humorous"
      ],
      "word": "vorsintflutlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "uralt"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "archaíos",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αρχαίος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "arkhaîos",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀρχαῖος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ansyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "'atíq",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "עָתִיק"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "qadúm",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קָדוּם"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "qadmón",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קַדְמוֹן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hil",
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "daan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hil",
      "lang": "Hiligaynon",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "kinadaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "prācīn",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "प्राचीन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "purātan",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "पुरातन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "purāṇ",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "पुराण"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ősrégi"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "régi"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "forn"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "anciena"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antiqua"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "kuno"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "purba"
    },
    {
      "code": "ist",
      "lang": "Istriot",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "anteîco"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antico"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こだいな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kodai na",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "古代な"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふるい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "furui",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "古い"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ejelgı",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ежелгі"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "erte",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ерте"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "boraan",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "បុរាណ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "godae-ui",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "고대(古代)의"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nakda",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "낡다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "kewnar",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "کەونار"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "kevnar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "ezelki",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "эзелки"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "ecakkı",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "эчаккы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "bayırkı",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "байыркы"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "bū hān",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ບູຮານ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "kao kǣ",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ເກົ່າແກ່"
    },
    {
      "code": "ltg",
      "lang": "Latgalian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "senejs"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "prīscus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antīquus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "sens"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "sens"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dreven",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "древен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "star",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "стар"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "antički",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "антички"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "kuno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "purba"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "purātana",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "പുരാതന"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antik"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "qadim"
    },
    {
      "code": "mrw",
      "lang": "Maranao",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "miaoget"
    },
    {
      "code": "gun",
      "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "yma"
    },
    {
      "code": "gld",
      "lang": "Nanai",
      "roman": "bapapči",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "бапапчи"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "eldgammel"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "eldgammal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antikk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "eldgamal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "eldgammal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antikk"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ancian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "eald"
    },
    {
      "code": "os",
      "lang": "Ossetian",
      "roman": "ragon",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "рагон"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "bâstân",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "باستان"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "qadim",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "قدیم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "starożytny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antyczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "starodawny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "machu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "drévnij",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "дре́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "starínnyj",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "стари́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "antíčnyj",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "анти́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stáryj",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ста́рый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "starodávnij",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "старода́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vetxij",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "ветхий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "prācīna",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "प्राचीन"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "purāṇa",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "पुराण"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antigu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "стар"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "древан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "стародреван"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "антички"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "star"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "drevan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "starodrevan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "antički"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "starobylý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "staroveký"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "starý"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antický"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "starodaven"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "star"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "starinski"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antiguo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "urgammal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "uråldrig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "sinauna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "qadim",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "қадим"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "bostoni",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "бостонӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "boo-raan",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "โบราณ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gào-gɛ̀ɛ",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "เก่าแก่"
    },
    {
      "code": "bo",
      "lang": "Tibetan",
      "roman": "snga mo",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "སྔ་མོ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "antika"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "kadim"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "gadym"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "gadymy"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "drévnij",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "дре́вній"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "starodávnij",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "старода́вній"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "antýčnyj",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "анти́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "starýj",
      "sense": "having lasted from a remote period",
      "word": "стари́й"
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      "sense": "person who lived in ancient times",
      "word": "antique"
    },
    {
      "sense": "predecessor",
      "word": "antecessor"
    },
    {
      "word": "forerunner"
    },
    {
      "word": "predecessor"
    },
    {
      "word": "anchient"
    },
    {
      "word": "aunchient"
    },
    {
      "word": "auncient"
    },
    {
      "word": "auntient"
    },
    {
      "word": "awncient"
    },
    {
      "word": "awntient"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "ancyent"
    },
    {
      "english": "obsolete outside freemasonry",
      "word": "antient"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ancient"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnʃənt",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪnʃənt/2 syllables",
    "en:People",
    "en:Time"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "Corruption of ensign.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ancients",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ancient (plural ancients)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Heraldry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1597 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The History of Henrie the Fourth; […], quarto edition, London: […] P[eter] S[hort] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1598, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:",
          "text": "[…] diſcarded, vniuſt ſeruingmen, yonger ſonnes to yonger brothers, reuolted tapſters, and Oſtlers, tradefalne, the cankers of a calme world, and a long peace, ten times more diſhonourable ragged then an olde fazd ancient, […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "I got all things ready as he had directed, and waited the next morning with the boat washed clean, her ancient and pendants out, and everything to accommodate his guests..",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A flag, banner, standard or ensign."
      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(heraldry, archaic) A flag, banner, standard or ensign."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "heraldry",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "monarchy",
        "nobility",
        "politics"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "c. 1597 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The History of Henrie the Fourth; […], quarto edition, London: […] P[eter] S[hort] for Andrew Wise, […], published 1598, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:",
          "text": "I preſt mee none but such toſtes and butter with hearts in their bellies no bigger then pianes heades, and they haue bought out their ſeruices, and now my whole charge conſiſts of Ancients, Corporals, Lieutenants, gentlemen of companies: ſlaues as ragged as Lazarus in the painted cloth, where the gluttons dogs licked his ſores, and ſuch as indeed were neuer ſouldiours, […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The bearer of a flag; ensign."
      ],
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          "bearer",
          "bearer"
        ]
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        "(obsolete, rare) The bearer of a flag; ensign."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈeɪŋk.ʃənt/"
    },
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    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪnʃənt"
    }
  ],
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}

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