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dating or surviving from the distant past<Romeʼs ancient ruins are carefully preserved in the midst of the bustle of the modern city>Synonymsaged, age-old, antediluvian, antique, dateless, hoar, hoary, old, venerableRelated Wordsaging, mature; antiquated, obsolete, outmoded, out-of-date, passé; old-fashioned, old-time, old-world; durable, enduring, lasting, long-lived, permanent; ageless, hallowed, time-honored, timeless, time-tested, traditional, tried, tried-and-true; classic, classical; prehistoric, primeval, primordialNear Antonymsfresh, young, youthful; contemporary, current, latest, mod, novel, present-day, ultramodern; untested, untried; brand-new, unused, unwornAntonymsmodern, new, recent
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being of advanced years and especially past middle age<used to think that age 40 was ancient until my mom turned 40>— see elderly
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relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period<the ancient Inca built a vast network of roads>— see early 1
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