древний, старинный, старый, античный, старец, старейшина
прилагательное ↓
- античный, древний
ancient art [literature] — античное искусство [-ая литература]
ancient languages — древние языки
ancient Rome — Древний Рим
ancient Greece — Древняя Греция
the ancient world — древний мир, античность
- древний; старинный
in ancient times — в древние /давние/ времена
ancient city — древний город
ancient monuments — старинные памятники, памятники старины
ancient customs — старинные обычаи, обычаи предков
- старый, престарелый; патриархальный
- почтенный, убелённый сединами; умудрённый (годами)
- старомодный; давно вышедший из моды; старинный
существительное ↓
- человек античного мира, особ. древний грек, древний римлянин
- (the ancients) pl народы античного мира, особ. греки и римляне
- (the ancients) pl писатели, мыслители и художники античности, особ. Греции и Рима
he was deeply read in the ancients — он обладал глубокими познаниями в области античной литературы
- старик, старец
a penniless ancient — старик, живущий в нищете
- древняя монета
the Ancient of Days — рел. Предвечный
- флаг; знамя
- знаменосец
- поручик
Jago was Othello’s ancient — Яго был поручиком у Отелло
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
a grove of ancient oak trees — роща древних дубовых деревьев
the gods of the ancient Romans — боги древних римлян
an ancient forest — древний лес
an ancient form of music — древняя форма музыки
the walls of the ancient city — стены этого древнего города
an ancient cart with wooden wheels — древняя повозка с деревянными колёсами
the ancient civilized world — древняя цивилизация
ancient language — древний язык
ancient monument — древний памятник
revival of ancient music — возрождение старинной музыки
ancient / old tradition — древняя, старая традиция
ancient civilization — древняя цивилизация
Примеры с переводом
Ancient Troy was a great city.
Древняя Троя была огромным городом.
Oxford is an ancient seat of learning
Оксфорд — древний научный центр
He presently returned with a very ancient bottle.
Вскоре он вернулся со старинной бутылкой в руках.
Edo was the ancient name for Tokyo.
Эдо — старое название Токио. / Токио раньше назывался Эдо.
The people in the village still observe the ancient customs of their ancestors.
Жители этой деревни по-прежнему соблюдают древние обычаи своих предков.
Egypt was the granary of the ancient world
Египет был житницей древнего мира
She studied both ancient and modern history.
Она изучала как древнюю, так и современную историю.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
Granada’s ancient Arab quarter
They came upon the ruins of an ancient settlement.
…a florilegium of ancient alchemical writings…
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Возможные однокоренные слова
anciently — раньше, прежде, давно, в старые времена, издревле, в старину
Adjective
The people in the village still observe the ancient customs of their ancestors.
a grove of ancient oak trees
The practice was more common in ancient times than it is now.
the gods of the ancient Romans
She studied both ancient and modern history.
Recent Examples on the Web
Its ancient optics mean the crew can’t fight at night.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
Once deployed, the troops need instruction even on the most ancient practice of soldiering: how to dig, the leader said.
—Kostiantyn Khudov, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
Today, it’s filled with ancient sites, including monuments and castles galore, all worthy of exploring on your next Greek vacation.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
Kuma, whose brilliant pavilions elevated the experience at the Portland Japanese Garden, created Lasvit’s Yakisugi collection of lighting, whiskey glasses and bowls that employ an ancient wood-burning technique to create textures on glass.
—Damon Johnstun, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
What ensues is delightful mayhem featuring ancient Asian masks, singing rice cookers, shoddy construction mishaps, a kidnapped child, Korean church rock and a brawl in a rocky canyon.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
In another photo, they’re seated at a table covered in silver bowls, smiling at each other while an ancient tapestry hangs in the background.
—Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 9 Apr. 2023
The illustration includes the coronation emblem and the motif of the Green Man (an ancient figure from British folklore, symbolic of spring and rebirth) crowned in leaves of oak, ivy, and hawthorn, and the emblematic flowers of the United Kingdom.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper’s BAZAAR, 8 Apr. 2023
From Egypt, the use of rings is believed to have spread to the Greeks and the Etruscans, and thus to ancient Rome.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2023
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- Albanian: i lashtë (sq), i moçëm (sq)
- Arabic: قَدِيم (ar) (qadīm), عَتِيق (ʕatīq), عَرِيق (ʕarīq)
- Egyptian Arabic: عتيق (ʕatīʾ)
- Armenian: հին (hy) (hin), հինավուրց (hy) (hinavurcʿ), հնամյա (hy) (hnamya), հնամենի (hy) (hnameni)
- Asturian: antiguu
- Azerbaijani: antik, qədim (az), qədimi
- Belarusian: старажы́тны (staražýtny), анты́чны (antýčny), стары́ (starý), старада́ўні (staradáŭni)
- Bengali: কদীম (bn) (kôdīm), প্রাচীন (bn) (pracin)
- Bikol Central: suanoy (bcl)
- Bulgarian: дре́вен (bg) (dréven), анти́чен (bg) (antíčen), стар (bg) (star)
- Burmese: ရှေး (my) (hre:), ဟောင်း (my) (haung:)
- Catalan: antic (ca), vetust (ca)
- Chechen: шира (šira)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 古代 (zh) (gǔdài), 古老 (zh) (gǔlǎo), 古舊/古旧 (zh) (gǔjiù), 老 (zh) (lǎo)
- Chukchi: тэԓеӈкин (tėḷeṇkin)
- Czech: starobylý (cs), starověký (cs), prastarý (cs)
- Danish: urgammel
- Dutch: antiek (nl), oeroud (nl)
- Esperanto: malnovega, grandaĝa
- Estonian: iidne, muistne, vana (et)
- Faroese: fornur
- Finnish: ikivanha (fi), ikiaikainen (fi), hyvin vanha
- French: ancien (fr), antique (fr)
- Friulian: antîc
- Galician: antigo (gl)
- Georgian: უძველესი (uʒvelesi), ანტიკური (anṭiḳuri), ძველი (ʒveli)
- German: historisch (de), altbacken (de) (pejorative), antiquiert (de), vorsintflutlich (de) (humorously)
- Greek: αρχαίος (el) m (archaíos)
- Ancient: ἀρχαῖος m (arkhaîos)
- Haitian Creole: ansyen
- Hebrew: עָתִיק (he) (‘atíq), קָדוּם (he) m (qadúm), קַדְמוֹן m (qadmón)
- Hindi: प्राचीन (hi) (prācīn), पुरातन (hi) (purātan), पुराण (hi) (purāṇ)
- Hungarian: antik (hu), ősi (hu), ősrégi (hu)
- Icelandic: forn (is)
- Ido: anciena (io), antiqua (io)
- Indonesian: kuno (id), purba (id)
- Istriot: anteîco
- Italian: antico (it)
- Japanese: 古代な (ja) (こだいな, kodai na), 古い (ja) (ふるい, furui)
- Kazakh: ежелгі (ejelgı), ерте (kk) (erte)
- Khmer: បុរាណ (km) (boraan)
- Korean: 고대(古代)의 (godae-ui), 낡다 (ko) (nakda)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: کەونار (kewnar)
- Northern Kurdish: kevnar (ku)
- Kyrgyz: эзелки (ky) (ezelki), эчаккы (eçakkı), байыркы (ky) (bayırkı)
- Lao: ບູຮານ (bū hān), ເກົ່າແກ່ (lo) (kao kǣ)
- Latgalian: senejs
- Latin: prīscus (la), antīquus (la)
- Latvian: sens
- Lithuanian: sens (lt)
- Macedonian: древен (dreven), стар (star), антички (antički)
- Malay: kuno (ms), purba (ms)
- Malayalam: പുരാതന (ml) (purātana)
- Maltese: antik, qadim
- Maranao: miaoget
- Mbyá Guaraní: yma
- Nanai: бапапчи
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: eldgammel, eldgammal, antikk
- Nynorsk: eldgamal, eldgammal, antikk
- Old English: eald (ang)
- Ossetian: рагон (ragon)
- Persian: باستان (fa) (bâstân), قدیم (fa) (qadim)
- Polish: starożytny (pl), antyczny (pl), starodawny (pl)
- Portuguese: antigo (pt)
- Quechua: machu (qu)
- Romanian: antic (ro)
- Russian: дре́вний (ru) (drévnij), стари́нный (ru) (starínnyj), анти́чный (ru) (antíčnyj), ста́рый (ru) (stáryj), старода́вний (ru) (starodávnij), ветхий (ru) (vetxij)
- Sanskrit: प्राचीन (sa) (prācīna), पुराण (sa) (purāṇa)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: стар, древан, стародреван, антички
- Roman: star (sh), drevan (sh), starodrevan, antički (sh)
- Slovak: starobylý, staroveký (sk), starý (sk), antický
- Slovene: starodaven (sl), star (sl), starinski
- Spanish: antiguo (es)
- Swedish: urgammal (sv), antik (sv), uråldrig (sv)
- Tajik: қадим (tg) (qadim), бостонӣ (bostonī)
- Thai: โบราณ (th) (boo-raan), เก่าแก่ (gào-gɛ̀ɛ)
- Tibetan: སྔ་མོ (snga mo)
- Turkish: antik (tr), antika (tr), kadim (tr)
- Turkmen: gadym, gadymy
- Ukrainian: дре́вній (drévnij), старода́вній (starodávnij), анти́чний (uk) (antýčnyj), стари́й (starýj)
- Urdu: قدیم (qadīm)
- Uzbek: qadimgi (uz), qadimiy (uz)
- Vietnamese: cổ đại (vi) (古代), xưa (vi), cổ (vi) (古 (vi))
- Yiddish: אַנטיק (antik)
Asked by: Dr. Kevin Nitzsche
Score: 4.8/5
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Ancient, antiquated, antique, old-fashioned refer to something dating from the past. Ancient implies existence or first occurrence in a distant past: an ancient custom. Antiquated connotes something too old or no longer useful: an antiquated building.
Is it ancient or ancient?
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.
Is ancient an adjective yes or no?
As detailed above, ‘ancient’ can be an adjective or a noun. Adjective usage: an ancient city. Adjective usage: an ancient forest. Adjective usage: an ancient author.
What does it mean by ancient?
: very old : having lived or existed for a very long time. : of, coming from, or belonging to a time that was long ago in the past. See the full definition for ancient in the English Language Learners Dictionary. ancient. adjective.
Is ancient an adjective?
ANCIENT (adjective) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.
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What is an adjective for ancient?
ancient. Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age; very old. Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
What is an example of ancient?
Ancient is defined as someone or something that has lasted a very long time. The story of Hercules is an example of an ancient story. … The definition of ancient refers to an era that existed a very long time ago. The Roman Empire is an example of an ancient civilization.
How old is ancient?
The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, beginning with the Sumerian cuneiform script, with the oldest coherent texts from about 2600 BC. Ancient history covers all continents inhabited by humans in the period 3000 BC – AD 500.
What do you mean by ancient place old?
of or in time long past, especially before the end of the Western Roman Empire a.d. 476: ancient history. dating from a remote period; of great age: ancient rocks;ancient trees. very old; aged: She’s fifteen, which is ancient for a dog that size. being old in wisdom and experience; venerable. old-fashioned or antique.
What is the synonyms for ancient?
Some common synonyms of ancient are antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, old, and venerable. While all these words mean «having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past,» ancient applies to occurrence, existence, or use in or survival from the distant past.
What is YES in Old English?
The English word ‘yes’ is thought to come from the Old English word ‘gēse’, meaning ‘may it be so’, and can be traced back to earlier than the 12th century.
Does Latin have a word for yes?
Latin. Latin has no single words for yes and no. Their functions as word sentence responses to yes-no questions are taken up by sentence adverbs, single adverbs that are sentence modifiers and also used as word sentences.
What can I say instead of yes?
synonyms for yes
- affirmative.
- amen.
- fine.
- good.
- okay.
- yea.
- all right.
- aye.
Who studies ancient times and ancient peoples?
Archaeologist: A scientist who studies human history, particularly the culture of historic and prehistoric people, through discovery and exploration of remains, structures and writings.
When did the ancient era end?
The Early Middle Ages are a period in the history of Europe following the fall of the Western Roman Empire spanning roughly five centuries from CE 500 to 1000. Not all historians agree on the ending dates of ancient history, which frequently falls somewhere in the 5th, 6th, or 7th century.
Which are the ancient languages?
12 Oldest Languages In The World Still Widely Used!
- Tamil (5000 years old) — Oldest Living Language of the World. …
- Sanskrit (5000 years old) — World’s Oldest Language. …
- Egyptian (5000 years old) …
- Hebrew (3000 years old) …
- Greek (2900 years old) …
- Basque (2200 years old) …
- Lithuanian (5000 years old) …
- Farsi (2500 years old)
Who founded ancient India?
Ancient India History
The History of India begins with the Indus Valley Civilization and the coming of the Aryans. These two phases are generally described as the pre-Vedic and Vedic periods.
Who is the first recorded human?
The First Humans
One of the earliest known humans is Homo habilis, or “handy man,” who lived about 2.4 million to 1.4 million years ago in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Which is oldest civilization in the world?
The Sumerian civilization is the oldest civilization known to mankind. The term Sumer is today used to designate southern Mesopotamia. In 3000 BC, a flourishing urban civilization existed. The Sumerian civilization was predominantly agricultural and had community life.
Which country has the oldest history?
An old missionary student of China once remarked that Chinese history is “remote, monotonous, obscure, and-worst of all-there is too much of it.” China has the longest continuous history of any country in the world—3,500 years of written history. And even 3,500 years ago China’s civilization was old!
What is the sentences of ancient?
(1) Marriage became an institution in ancient societies. (2) According to ancient legend, the river is a goddess. (3) She’s very proud of her ancient royal lineage. (4) The aisle was floored with ancient bricks.
What is the word ancient in a sentence?
They found the ruins of an ancient civilization while digging for oil. He did his doctoral thesis on the marriage customs of slaves living in ancient Rome. My grandmother is ancient, almost 100 years old.
What is the root word of ancient?
ancient (adj.)
1400, of things, «having lasted from a remote period,» from Old French ancien «old, long-standing, ancient,» from Vulgar Latin *anteanus, literally «from before,» adjectivization of Latin ante «before, in front of, against» (from PIE *anti «against,» locative singular of root *ant- «front, forehead»).
What is the superlative form of ancient?
Ancientest meaning
Superlative form of ancient: most ancient.
What is the meaning of ancient in Oxford dictionary?
very old; having existed for a very long time.
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ANCIENT, ANTIQUE
Ancient означает ‘существовавший в давно прошедшие времена и не дошедший до современности’: ancient customs, ancient world. Antique имеет значение ‘дошедший до нас из древности’ (особенно из классической древности, относящейся к древнему миру, к истории и культуре древних греков и римлян): antique statue, antique architecture.
Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > ancient
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ancient [ˊeɪnʃǝnt]
1) дре́вний; стари́нный, ста́рый;
2) анти́чный;
1) дре́вние наро́ды;
2) анти́чные писа́тели
2)
уст.
ста́рец, старе́йшина
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > ancient
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Персональный Сократ > ancient
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1. n человек античного мира,
2. n народы античного мира,
3. n писатели, мыслители и художники античности,
4. n старик, старец
5. n древняя монета
6. a античный, древний
7. a древний; старинный
8. a старый, престарелый; патриархальный
9. a почтенный, убелённый сединами; умудрённый
10. a старомодный; давно вышедший из моды; старинный
11. n уст. поэт. флаг; знамя
12. n уст. поэт. знаменосец
13. n уст. поэт. поручик
Синонимический ряд:
1. aged (adj.) aged; age-old; antediluvian; antique; early; elderly; hoary; Noachian; of yore; old; olden; primordial; timeworn; venerable; very old
2. antiquated (adj.) antiquated; archaic; obsolete; old-fashioned; out-of-date; passй; prehistoric; primeval; primitive
3. oldster (noun) elder; golden-ager; oldster; old-timer; senior; senior citizen
Антонимический ряд:
contemporary; modern; new; young
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1. 1) человек античного мира,
древний грек, древний римлянин
2) (the ancients)
народы античного мира,
греки и римляне
2. (the ancients)
писатели, мыслители и художники античности,
Греции и Рима
he was deeply read in the ancients — он обладал глубокими познаниями в области античной литературы
3. старик, старец
a penniless ancient — старик, живущий в нищете
4. древняя монета
the Ancient of Days — Предвечный
1. античный, древний
ancient art [literature] — античное искусство [-ая литература]
the ancient world — древний мир, античность
2. древний; старинный
in ancient times — в древние /давние/ времена
ancient monuments — старинные памятники, памятники старины
ancient customs — старинные обычаи, обычаи предков
3. 1) старый, престарелый; патриархальный
2) почтенный, убелённый сединами; умудрённый (годами)
4. старомодный; давно вышедший из моды; старинный
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[ʹeınʃ(ə)nt]уст., поэт.
1. флаг; знамя
2. знаменосец
3. поручик
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ancient античные писатели ancient античный; ancient literature античная литература ancient (the ancients) pl древние народы ancient древний; старинный, старый; ancient monuments памятники старины ancient древний ancient старец, старейшина ancient античный; ancient literature античная литература ancient древний; старинный, старый; ancient monuments памятники старины
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древний
имя прилагательное:имя существительное:
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > ancient
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1. прил.
1) древний;
старинный, старый He presently returned with a very ancient-looking bottle. ≈ Вскоре он вернулся со старинной бутылкой в руках. Syn: age-old, antique, hoary, immemorial, old, longstanding Ant: fresh, modern, new, novel, recent, up-to-date
2) античный the remains of ancient art at Athens ≈ остатки античного искусства а Афинах.
2. сущ.
1) старейшина, старец Syn: elder
2) (the ancients) мн. древние народы To the Ancients the Nile appeared almost miraculous. ≈ Людям, жившим в древности, Нил казался удивительно чудодейственным.
3) (the ancients) мн. античные писатели We very often return to the writings of the ancients. ≈ Мы очень часто обращаемся к произведениям античных авторов.человек античного мира, древний грек, древний римлянин народы античного мира, греки и римляне писатели, мыслители и художники античности, Греции и Рима — he was deeply read in the *s он обладал глубокими познаниями в области античной литературы старик, старец — a penniless * старик, живущий в нищете древняя монета > the A. of Days (религия) Предвечный античный, древний — * art античное искусство;
— * languages древние языки;
— * Rome Древний Рим;
* Greece Древняя Греция;
— the * world древний мир, античность древний;
старинный — in * times в древние времена;
— * city древний город;
— * monuments старинный памятники, памятники старины;
— * customs старинные обычаи, обычаи предков старый, престарелый;
патриархальный почтенный, убеленный сединами;
умудренный старомодный, давно вышедший из моды;
старинный (устаревшее) флаг;
знамя знаменосец поручик — Jago was Othello’s * Яго был поручиком у Отеллоancient античные писатели ~ античный;
ancient literature античная литература ~ (the ancients) pl древние народы ~ древний;
старинный, старый;
ancient monuments памятники старины ~ древний ~ старец, старейшина~ античный;
ancient literature античная литература~ древний;
старинный, старый;
ancient monuments памятники стариныБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > ancient
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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
1) (the ancients) (
pl.
) а) древние народы;
б) античные писатели
2) старец, старейшина
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(a) античный; давний; древний; старинный
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старинный, древний
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[an·cient || ‘eɪnʃənt]
античный, древний, старинный, старый, стародавний
старейшина, старец* * *
античный
давний
давнишний
древний
знаменосец
старинный
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1. прил.
1) древний
2) античный
2. сущ.
1) старейшина
2) (the ancients) мн. древние народы
3) (the ancients) мн. античные писателиНовый англо-русский словарь > ancient
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[‘eɪn(t)ʃ(ə)nt]
1.прил.
1) древний; старинный, старый
He presently returned with a very ancient bottle. — Вскоре он вернулся со старинной бутылкой в руках.
Syn:
Ant:
3) престарелый; умудрённый
2.
сущ.
1) старейшина, старец
Syn:
To the Ancients the Nile appeared almost miraculous. — Людям, жившим в древности, Нил казался почти чудом.
We very often return to the writings of the ancients. — Мы очень часто обращаемся к произведениям античных авторов.
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[‘eɪnʃənt]
adj
древний, старинный; античный
2000 самых употребительных английских слов > ancient
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1) вековой
2) давний
3) древнийАнгло-русский технический словарь > ancient
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1. человек античного мира;
2. the ancients — мыслители и деятели культуры античности;
3. старик, старец.
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сущ.
1) человек античного мира;
2)
мн.ч.
мыслители и деятели культуры античности;
3) старик, старец.
Англо-русский словарь по социологии > ancient
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[‘eɪnʃ(ə)nt]
1) Общая лексика: античный, греки и римляне, древний, древний грек, древний римлянин, древняя монета, знаменосец, знамя, мыслители и художники античности, поручик, старейшина, старец, старинный, старый, флаг, человек античного мира, многовековой
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[`eɪnʃ(ə)nt]
древний; старинный, старый
античный
старейшина, старец
древние народы
античные писатели
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > ancient
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