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Ancient — An cient, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante }, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ancient demesne — Ancient An cient, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante }, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ancient lights — Ancient An cient, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus, fr. L. ante before. See {Ante }, pref.] 1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antique — An*tique , a. [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient, equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. {Antic}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antique — [an tēk′] adj. [Fr < L antiquus, ancient, old < ante, before] 1. of ancient times; ancient; old 2. out of date; old fashioned 3. in the style of classical antiquity 4. of, or in the style of, a former period 5. dealing in antiques n … English World dictionary
Antique — An*tique , n. [F. See {Antique}, a. ] In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique, the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and vases. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antique — [adj1] old aged, ancient, elderly, obsolescent, obsolete, outdated, out of date, prehistoric, superannuated; concepts 578,797 Ant. modern, new, recent, up to date antique [adj2] old fashioned antiquarian, archaic, classic, obsolete, olden,… … New thesaurus
antique — ► NOUN ▪ a decorative object or piece of furniture that is valuable because of its age. ► ADJECTIVE 1) valuable because of its age. 2) old fashioned or outdated. 3) literary ancient. ORIGIN Latin antiquus former, ancient … English terms dictionary
ancient — an·cient adj: existing from a long past date; specif: having had an uninterrupted existence of 20 to 30 or more years ◇ Things and esp. documents that are ancient benefit from a presumption that they are valid even though proof of their validity… … Law dictionary
Ancient Mexico — was an exhibition by William Bullock of casts of Aztec artifacts and both copies and originals of Aztec codices, held in 1824 in the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London. Objects exhibited included the calendar stone (described as Montezuma s… … Wikipedia
antique — I adjective ancient, antedeluvian, archaic, bygone, old, old fashioned, older, superannuated, time worn, venerable II index obsolete, old, outdated, outmoded … Law dictionary
