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Ancient

/ˈeɪnʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

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Yes, this Taylor was unquestionably the greatest genius of the ancients.

That strange, ancient, long-forgotten word.

"What if he had been alive, like the ancient teachers, eh?

Etymology:

etymology
From the Latin ancientem, meaning old, of long duration, originally antegantem, from ante- (before) + gignere (to beget).

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