1. Belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
   "ancient history"; "ancient civilizations such as those of the Etruscans and Sumerians"; "ancient Greece" 
2. Very old
   "an ancient mariner"

1. A very old person
   - antediluvian 
2. A person who lived in ancient times

Derived forms: ancients

See also: anciently, ancientness, old, past

Type of: golden ager, individual, mortal, old person, oldster [N. Amer], person, senior citizen, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Ancient Ancient, My Enemy

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