Ancients
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noun.
Plural form of
ancient
.
noun.
The people of
classical
antiquity
, especially such
writers
and
philosophers
.
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noun.
people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
Word Usage
"A society that subscribes purely to the wisdom of the ancients is a society that can only stagnate as it indulges in pedestrian navel-gazing."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
people