English dictionary definition of:

ancient


Noun

  • a very old person
  • a person who lived in ancient times

Adjective

  • belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
  • very old

Thesaurus

antediluvian  

Spellzone course content

View spelling list ie and ei words: rulebreakers and learn about the word ancient in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 21. The 'I' before 'e' rule – does it work?.

View spelling list Adjectives ending in -ent and learn about the word ancient in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 33. Word endings: -ant, -ent, -ance, -ence.

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Scrabble score for ancient


Scrabble score = 9

generated at 22:19:44 on 11-02-20

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