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Ancientness

Ancientness \An"cient*ness\, n. The quality of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old times.

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ancientness

n. The state or quality of being ancient.

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ancientness

n. extreme oldness [syn: antiquity]

Usage examples of "ancientness".

But now the sun had set, and in the flickering golden light of torches the court, lined on three sides by tiers of pillared galleries, seemed awesome, hieratic, redolent of ancientness and power.

It is on such mornings that Papua whispers to you of her immemorial ancientness and of her power.

Rather was it the ancientness of the golden youth of the world, love lilts of earth younglings, with light of new-born suns drenching them, chorals of young stars mating in space.

Rather was it the ancientness of thegolden youth of the world, love lilts of earth younglings, with light ofnew-born suns drenching them, chorals of young stars mating in space.