noun. Ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages.

noun. The people, especially the writers and artisans, of ancient times.

noun. The quality of being old or ancient; considerable age.

noun. Something, such as an object or a relic, belonging to or dating from ancient times.

noun. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age: as, a family of great antiquity.

noun. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past: as, Demosthenes was the most eloquent orator of antiquity.

noun. The ancients collectively; the people of ancient times.

noun. An old person.

noun. That which is ancient, or belongs to old or ancient times; something left by or peculiar to the ancients: generally in the plural: as, Greek or Egyptian antiquities.

noun. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age

noun. Old age.

noun. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past.

noun. The ancients; the people of ancient times.

noun. An old gentleman.

noun. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution. [In this sense, usually in the plural.]

noun. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past

noun. The ancients; the people of ancient times.

noun. An old gentleman.

noun. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a statue, etc.; an ancient institution.

noun. extreme oldness

noun. an artifact surviving from the past

noun. the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe

"There have been many republics in the past, both in what we call antiquity and in what we call the Middle Ages."

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age  historic period  oldness  

architecture  beauty  civilization  genius  grandeur  

abidingness  aboriginality  age  ancien regime  ancient history