Definitions
Very old or from the distant past.
Word origin
From Middle English auncyen, from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteānus, composed of Latin ante (“before”) + -ānus (adjective-forming suffix). The non-etymological excrescent /t/ is by analogy with the common ending -ent.
Used in a sentence
“an ancient city”
“an ancient forest”
“an ancient author”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Very old”7 letters
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