Ancient
//ˈeɪn.ʃənt//
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The word "ancient" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.
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AADAOPA Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Ancient Macedonian Ancient Rome anciency ancient Kangleipak ancient Near Eastern ancient alien ancient astronaut ancient document ancient grain ancient history ancient lights ancient marineress ancient monument ancient regime ancient times ancientism anciently ancientness ancientry ancients nonancient superancient unancient
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adjective age ago antic antiquarian antiquary antiquated antique antiquity any any artifact archaic artifact banner being being old chancery civilization creaky creaky old duration egypt ensign existent extremely extremely old flag former greece has has ruins historic historical history long long ago middle ages modern mummy occur old old history old rome old ruins old times period prehistoric pyramids really really old really really relic roman rome rome greece ruin ruins something rome sometime standard times very very old very very
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