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Definitions of ancients word

noun ancients Plural form of ancient. 1
noun ancients plural of ancient. 0
noun ancients The people of classical antiquity, especially such writers and philosophers. 0

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Parts of speech for Ancients

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ancients popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ancients

adjective ancients

olds — (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the): appropriations to care for the old.
bygones — past; gone by; earlier; former: The faded photograph brought memories of bygone days.
fossils — any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age, as a skeleton, footprint, etc.
oldies — a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
relics — a surviving memorial of something past.

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Antonyms for ancients

adjective ancients

mints — Plural form of mint.
moderns — Plural form of modern.

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