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дре́вний — meaning in English

drevniy

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English meaning

  • ancient adj Belonging to a very distant, long-past time, especially before the Middle Ages.
  • antique noun An object, usually furniture or decorative item, valued for being old and often collectible.
  • archaic adj Old-fashioned or belonging to an earlier time; no longer in common use.
  • hoar noun A white or greyish-white colour.
  • immemorial adj So old that it goes back further than anyone can remember or record.
  • venerable adj Commanding great respect because of age, wisdom, or long-standing achievement.

Senses

дре́вний is used for these senses in English:

  • ancient Having lasted from a remote period; having been of long duration; of great age, very old.
  • ancient Existent or occurring in time long past, usually in remote ages; belonging to or associated with antiquity; old, as opposed to modern.
  • archaic Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
  • hoar (archaic) Figuratively, grey-haired with age.
  • immemorial (sometimes, postpositive) That is beyond memory; ancient.
  • venerable Ancient, antiquated or archaic.

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.

antique — full definition

  1. noun An object, usually furniture or decorative item, valued for being old and often collectible.
  2. adj Belonging to former times; old and often valuable because of its age.

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