"anciently" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Forms: more anciently [comparative], most anciently [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English aunciently; equivalent to ancient + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aunciently}} Middle English aunciently, {{suffix|en|ancient|ly}} ancient + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} anciently (comparative more anciently, superlative most anciently)
  1. In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.
    Sense id: en-anciently-en-adv-r987KRPb
  2. Done long ago.
    Sense id: en-anciently-en-adv-Tqy-nN96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aunciently [obsolete], antiently [obsolete], auntiently [obsolete] Synonyms (in the manner of very long ago): oldly Translations (in the manner of very long ago): antigament (Catalan), muinoin (Finnish), anticamente (Italian), antigamente (Portuguese), antiguamente (Spanish), antaño (Spanish), de antaño (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'in the manner of very long ago': 47 53 Disambiguation of 'in the manner of very long ago': 47 53

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