Английский Этимологический словарь - ancient
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- c.1390, from O.Fr. ancien, from V.L. *anteanus, adjectivization of L. ante "before, in front of, against," from PIE *anti "against," locative singular of *ant- "front, forehead." With parasitic -t- 15c. by influence of words in -ent. Specifically, "belonging to the period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire." In Eng. law, "from before the Norman Conquest." Ancient of Days is from Dan. vii.9. Meaning "standard-bearer" (1554, archaic, but preserved in Shakespeare's Aunchient Pistoll in "Henry V") is a corruption of ensign.
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~1 adj 1 belonging to a time long ago (the ancient civilizations of Asia) 2 having existed for a very long time (an ancient walled city) 3 usually humorous very old (That photo makes me look ancient!) ~2 n the ancients old use people who lived long ago, especially the Greeks and Romans (The ancients believed that the sun and moon were planets.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Ancient means belonging to the distant past, especially to the period in history before the end of the Roman Empire. They believed ancient Greece and Rome were vital sources of learning. ADJ: ADJ n • anciently Salisbury Plain was known anciently as Ellendune. ADV 2. Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time. ...ancient Jewish tradition. ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ancien, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *anteanus, from Latin ante before — more at ante- Date: 14th century 1. having had an existence of many years 2. of or relating to a remote period, to a time early in history, or to those living in such a period or time; especially of or relating to the historical period beginning with the earliest known civilizations and extending to the fall of the western Roman Empire in A.D. 476 3. having the qualities of age or long existence: as a. venerable b. old-fashioned, antique Synonyms: see old • ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1502 1. an aged living being a penniless ~ 2. a person who lived in ~ times: a. plural the civilized people of antiquity; especially those of the classical nations b. one of the classical authors Plutarch and other ~s 3. an ~ coin III. noun Etymology: alteration of ensign Date: 1554 1. archaic ensign, standard, flag 2. obsolete the bearer of an ensign ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. adj. & n. --adj. 1 of long ago. 2 having lived or existed long. --n. archaic an old man. Phrases and idioms ancient history 1 the history of the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean area and the Near East before the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476. 2 something already long familiar. ancient lights a window that a neighbour may not deprive of light by building. ancient monument Brit. an old building etc. preserved usu. under Government control. the ancients the people of ancient times, esp. the Greeks and Romans. Derivatives ancientness n. Etymology: ME f. AF auncien f. OF ancien, ult. f. L ante before 2. n. archaic = ENSIGN. Etymology: corrupt. of form ensyne etc. by assoc. with ancien = ANCIENT(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. человек античного мира, древний грек, древний римлянин 2. народы античного мира, греки и римляне 3. писатели, мыслители и художники античности, Греции и Рима he was deeply read in the ancients —- он обладал глубокими познаниями в области античной литературы 4. старик, старец a penniless ancient —- старик, живущий в нищете 5. древняя монета Id: the A. of Days —- рел. Предвечный 6. античный, древний ancient art —- античное искусство ancient languages —- древние языки ancient Rome —- Древний Рим; ancient Greece Древняя Греция the ancient world —- древний мир, античность 7. древний; старинный in ancient times —- в древние времена ancient city —- древний город ancient monuments —- старинный памятники, памятники старины ancient customs —- старинные обычаи, обычаи предков 8. старый, престарелый; патриархальный 9. почтенный, убеленный сединами; умудренный 10. старомодный, давно вышедший из моды; старинный 11. уст. флаг; знамя 12. знаменосец 13. поручик Jago was Othello's ancient —- Яго был поручиком у Отелло ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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purple багрец (краска из багрянки) ANCIENT 1. adj. 1) древний; старинный, старый ancient monuments - памятники старины 2) античный ancient literature - античная литература Syn: antique, hoary, immemorial, old Ant: fresh, modern, new, novel, recent, up-to-date 2. noun 1) старец, старейшина 2) (the ancients) pl. древние народы 3) (the ancients) pl. античные писатели ...Англо-русский словарь
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