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English word

ancient

A2Frequent NGSL-2
UK /ˈeɪnʃənt/US /ˈeɪnʃənt/
adjective

belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past

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While I was reading it, you know, it was kind of like ancient words, and there are some unusual vocabulary.

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