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  • 31ancient — 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… …

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  • 32Times — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …

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  • 33ancient — /ˈeɪnʃənt / (say aynshuhnt), /ˈeɪntʃənt / (say aynchuhnt) adjective 1. of or in time long past, especially before the end of the Western Roman Empire, AD 476: ancient history. 2. dating from a remote period; of great age. 3. very old (applied to… …

  • 34Ancient Tondo — The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (900 A.D.) right|frame|Laguna Copperplate Inscription (circa 900 AD) The first reference to Tondo occurs in the Philippines oldest historical record the Laguna Copperplate Inscription (LCI). This legal document …

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  • 35ancient — 1. adjective /ˈeɪnʃənt/ a) Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age; very old. an ancient city b) Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity;… …

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  • 36times —   Wā, au.     Ancient times, wā kahiko.     Good times, wā maika i.     Bad times, times of trouble, wā pōpilikia.     Times sign (in multiplication), kahahiō.     The Times (publication), Ha i Manawa …

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  • 37ancient — 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… …

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  • 38Ancient and medieval Scandinavia —    During the Migration Period (ca. 400) various Germanic tribes moved north into Scandinavia and mixed with the indigenous population. Local kingdoms and earldoms arose, and gradually larger and more powerful political units emerged. By the… …

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  • 39ancient — adjective 1) in ancient times Syn: of long ago, early, prehistoric, primeval, primordial, primitive; literary of yore; archaic foregone Ant: recent, contemporary 2) an ancient custom Syn …

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  • 40Ancient Hebrew language — The Ancient Hebrew language is a blanket term for Hebrew dialects used in ancient times. It can most commonly mean:*Hebrew language **Biblical Hebrew language **Mishnaic Hebrew language **Tiberian Hebrew language …

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