noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of ancient form-of, plural
2. 2
   The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers. plural, plural-only
3. 3
   people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) wordnet

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antediluvianoldpastaaldabidingaboriginal

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"The ancients believed the earth was flat."

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