Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Very old or belonging to a very long time ago
Ancient
/ˈeɪnʃənt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
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:
Middle English, from Old French ancien, from Vulgar Latin *anteanus, from Latin ante ‘before’.
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