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- noun Plural form of
ancient . - noun The people of
classical antiquity , especially suchwriters andphilosophers .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
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Examples
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A society that subscribes purely to the wisdom of the ancients is a society that can only stagnate as it indulges in pedestrian navel-gazing.
conventional wisdom Dean Francis Alfar 2005
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After many failures with elementary code-breaking techniques, eventually the young, brilliant linguist discovers a Periodic Table, and with that, starts figuring out words like “water” and “rust” and so forth, and lo, the wisdom of the ancients is uncovered.
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After many failures with elementary code-breaking techniques, eventually the young, brilliant linguist discovers a Periodic Table, and with that, starts figuring out words like “water” and “rust” and so forth, and lo, the wisdom of the ancients is uncovered.
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And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 18: Judith The Challoner Revision
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And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 51: Acts The Challoner Revision
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And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete The Challoner Revision Anonymous
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And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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And sending from Miletus to Ephesus, he called the ancients of the church.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous
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That musk was a great favourite with the ancients is evident, for the Koran tells us that the waters of Paradise were more odoriferous than musk.
Janey Canuck in the West Emily Ferguson 1910
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