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ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ /ˈeɪnʃənt/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/a/anc/ancie/ancient__us_1.mp3 ancient(adjective)/ˈeɪnʃənt/ /ˈeɪnʃənt/belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the pastOPPOSITE modernhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/modernArchaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization.ancient Greece/Egypt/Romethe ancient city of Petravery old; having existed for a very long timean ancient oak treeancient traditions/culturethe ancient Japanese art of origamiHe's ancient—he must be at least fifty!Extra ExamplesThe man looked positively ancient.The area is still covered by huge ancient forests.the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and RomansWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French ancien, based on Latin ante ‘before’.

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(adjective) archaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization.ancient greece/egypt/romethe ancient city of petraan ancient oak tree Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=ancient This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	ancient
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	/ˈeɪnʃənt/ /ˈeɪnʃənt/
Example	archaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization. ancient greece/egypt/rome the ancient city of petra an ancient oak tree
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/a/anc/ancie/ancient__us_1.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=ancient
Content	ancient (adjective)/ˈeɪnʃənt/ /ˈeɪnʃənt/ belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past OPPOSITE modern https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/modern Archaeologists are excavating the ruined temples of this ancient civilization. ancient Greece/Egypt/Rome the ancient city of Petra very old; having existed for a very long time an ancient oak tree ancient traditions/culture the ancient Japanese art of origami He's ancient—he must be at least fifty! Extra Examples The man looked positively ancient. The area is still covered by huge ancient forests. the people who lived in ancient times, especially the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ancien, based on Latin ante ‘before’.
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Ancient ˈeɪnʃənt Adjective Archaeologists Excavating Ruined Temples Civilization

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