ancient in Hindi हिन्दी
ancient in Kashmiri कॉशुर
ancient in Sindhi سنڌي
ancient in English
- ancient⇄adj. 1. of or belonging to times long past.
Ex. ancient records. In Egypt, we saw the ruins of an ancient temple built six thousand years ago.
(SYN) early.
2. of the time before the fall of the Western Roman Empire (A.D. 476).
- ancient⇄ancient (1), adjective, noun.
- ancient⇄ancient (2), noun.
(Archaic.)
1. a standard; flag.
2. a standardbearer. - ancient⇄expr. the ancients,
a. people who lived long ago, such as the ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, or Hebrews.
Ex. The ancients had no means of distinguishing an alloy from a pure metal (Science News).
b. the authors, sculptors, painter - ancient⇄noun ancientness.
- ancient⇄noun 1. a very old person; patriarch.
2. a person belonging to an earlier period of the world's history.