古代 — meaning in English

English meaning

• ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
• antiquity noun Ancient times, especially the era of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
• archaic adj Old-fashioned or belonging to an earlier time; no longer in common use.

Senses

古代 is used for these senses in English:

• ancient Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
• archaic Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.

ancient — full definition

1. adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
2. adj Very old.
3. noun A person who lived in the distant past, especially in classical Greece or Rome.

antiquity — full definition

1. noun Ancient times, especially the era of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
2. noun An object or relic surviving from ancient times.

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