"ancient" meaning in Inglés

See ancient in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/ [California], /ˈæɪn.ʃənt/ [Australia, New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-ancient.ogg [California], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-ancient.wav Forms: ancient [positive], more ancient most ancient [comparative]
Etymology: Del inglés medio auncyen, del francés antiguo ancien.
  1. Antiguo.
    Sense id: es-ancient-en-adj-GJClzErg
  2. Veterano, experimentado, venerable.
    Sense id: es-ancient-en-adj-tJ5x7Y9I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/ [California], /ˈæɪn.ʃənt/ [Australia, New-Zealand] Audio: en-us-ancient.ogg [California], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-ancient.wav Forms: ancient [singular], ancients [plural]
Etymology: Del inglés medio auncyen, del francés antiguo ancien.
  1. Persona que vivía en tiempos antiguos.
    Sense id: es-ancient-en-noun-v4Y6GgjK
  2. Escritor clásico.
    Sense id: es-ancient-en-noun-Arm1VgEi
  3. Anciano.
    Sense id: es-ancient-en-noun-4SAZB783
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "etymology_text": "Del inglés medio auncyen, del francés antiguo ancien.",
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    }
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        "Antiguo."
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      "note": "obsoleta"
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    },
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        "Persona que vivía en tiempos antiguos."
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    },
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    },
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Download raw JSONL data for ancient meaning in Inglés (3.6kB)

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