"ancientness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ancientnesses [plural]
Etymology: From ancient + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ancient|ness}} ancient + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} ancientness (usually uncountable, plural ancientnesses)
  1. The state or quality of being ancient. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: ancience, agedness, hoariness, venerability, oldness, auncientnesse [obsolete] Translations (State or quality of being ancient): ancienneté (French), ancieneso (Ido), antyczność [feminine] (Polish), nienowoczesność [feminine] (Polish), przestarzałość [feminine] (Polish), staroświeckość [feminine] (Polish), starożytność [feminine] (Polish), ancianidade [feminine] (Portuguese), antiguidade [feminine] (Portuguese), дре́вность (drévnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), uråldrighet [common-gender] (Swedish)

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