ANCIENT

Meaning of ANCIENT in English

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of ensign

Date: 1554

1 archaic : ENSIGN , STANDARD , FLAG

2 obsolete : the bearer of an ensign

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ANCIENT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANCIENT — (a.) Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient …
Английский словарь Webster
ANCIENT — (a.) Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long …
Английский словарь Webster
ANCIENT — ( a. ) Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of great age; as, an ancient forest; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( a. ) Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — n. person who lived in the distant past, member of an ancient people (such as the ancient Greeks)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ANCIENT — I. ˈān(t)-shənt, ˈāŋ(k)-shənt adjective Etymology: Middle English ancien, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * anteanus, from Latin ante before — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANCIENT — adj former; sometime. 2. ancient ·noun an ensign or flag. 3. ancient ·adj experienced; versed. 4. ancient ·noun a senior; …
Webster English vocab
ANCIENT — [an.cient] adj [ME ancien, fr. MF, fr. (assumed) VL anteanus, fr. L ante before--more at ante-] (14c) 1: having had …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ANCIENT — ancient BrE AmE ˈeɪn t ʃ ə nt ▷ ancient|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ Ancient ˈ Greek BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ANCIENT — / ˈeɪnʃənt; NAmE / adjective 1. belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANCIENT — I. an ‧ cient 1 W2 /ˈeɪnʃ ə nt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ANCIENT — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of long ago. 2 having lived or existed long. --n. archaic an old man. øancient …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANCIENT — adj. & n. adj. 1 of long ago. 2 having lived or existed long. n. archaic an old man. ancient …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANCIENT — 1. adj. & n. --adj. 1. of long ago. 2 having lived or existed long. --n. archaic an old man. …
Oxford English vocab
ANCIENT — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Ancient means belonging to the distant …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANCIENT — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Ancient means belonging to the distant …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ANCIENT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a historic/ancient town ▪ Visitors can go on a tour of this historic town. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ANCIENT — [adjective] - of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time, or (informal) very oldancient …
Cambridge English vocab
ANCIENT — n. 25B6; adjective ancient civilizations : OF LONG AGO, early, prehistoric, primeval, primordial, primitive; poetic/literary of yore; archaic foregone. an …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANCIENT — adj. 1 old, bygone, past, former, earlier, Literary olden In ancient times there were very few books 2 old, antique, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ANCIENT — 1. прил. 1) древний; старинный, старый He presently returned with a very ancient-looking bottle. ≈ Вскоре он вернулся со старинной …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANCIENT — ancient.ogg _I 1. ʹeınʃ(ə)nt n 1. 1> человек античного мира, особ. древний грек, древний римлянин 2> (the ancients) pl народы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ANCIENT — _I 1. ʹeınʃ(ə)nt n 1. 1> человек античного мира, особ. древний грек, древний римлянин 2> (the ancients) pl народы античного …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ANCIENT — 1. прил. 1) древний; старинный, старый He presently returned with a very ancient-looking bottle. — Вскоре он вернулся со старинной …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ANCIENT — 1. прил. 1) древний; старинный, старый He presently returned with a very ancient-looking bottle. — Вскоре он вернулся со старинной бутылкой в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ANCIENT — 1. _a. 1> древний; старинный, старый; ancient monuments - памятники старины 2> античный; ancient literature - античная литература _Syn: antique, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ANCIENT — 1. a. 1. древний; старинный, старый; ancient monuments - памятники старины 2. античный; ancient literature - античная литература Syn: antique, …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ANCIENT — 1. _a. 1> древний; старинный, старый; ancient monuments памятники старины 2> античный; ancient literature античная литература 2. _n. 1> (the …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ANCIENT — 1. прил. 1) древний; старинный, старый He presently returned with a very ancient-looking bottle. ≈ Вскоре он вернулся со старинной …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ANCIENT — ancian, antiqui, old
English interlingue dictionary
ANCIENT — karaan
English-Visayan vocabulary
ANCIENT — I. adjective see: ante- Date: 14th century having had an existence of many years, of or relating to a remote …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANCIENT — (n.) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
Английский словарь Webster
ANCIENT — (n.) An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
Английский словарь Webster
ANCIENT — (n.) Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
Английский словарь Webster
ANCIENT — (a.) Former; sometime.
Английский словарь Webster
ANCIENT — (a.) Experienced; versed.
Английский словарь Webster
ANCIENT — (a.) Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
Английский словарь Webster
ANCIENT — (a.) Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the ancient continent.
Английский словарь Webster
ANCIENT — ( n. ) Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the moderns.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( n. ) The bearer of a flag; an ensign.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( n. ) One of the senior members of the Inns of Court or of Chancery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( n. ) An ensign or flag.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( n. ) An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a person of influence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( n. ) A senior; an elder; a predecessor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( a. ) Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to recent or new; as, the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( a. ) Former; sometime.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( a. ) Experienced; versed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ( a. ) Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ANCIENT — adj. very old, antique, archaic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ANCIENT — n. Function: noun Date: 1502 1 : an aged living being <a penniless ancient > 2 : a person who …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ANCIENT — n. Pronunciation: ' ā n(t)-sh ə nt, ' ā ŋ (k)-sh ə nt Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English ancien, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ANCIENT — ~ 1 ■ adjective belonging to or originating in the very distant past. ↘ chiefly humorous very old. ■ noun …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ANCIENT — n. archaic = ENSIGN. [corrupt. of form ensyne etc. by assoc. with ancien = ANCIENT(1)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ANCIENT — n. archaic = ENSIGN. [ corrupt. of form ensyne etc. by assoc. with ancien = ANCIENT(1) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ANCIENT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANCIENT — n. Function: noun Synonyms: OLDSTER , elder, golden-ager, old-timer, senior, senior citizen
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ANCIENT — n. Function: adjective 1 persisting from the distant past FF1C; an ancient monument FF1E; Synonyms: aged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, hoary, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ANCIENT — a. 1. Old, primitive, pristine, of eld, of old time, not modern. See olden . 2. Of great age, of …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ANCIENT — I. adjective 1. persisting from the distant past an ancient monument Synonyms: aged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, hoary, Noachian, old, timeworn, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ANCIENT — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
ANCIENT — adj. VERBS ▪ be , look ADVERB ▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc. ▪ incredibly ▪ positively ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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