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ancient 1. of the far past, esp before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire (476 ad) 2. Law having existed since before the time of legal memory 3. a member of a civilized nation in the ancient world, esp a Greek, Roman, or Hebrew 4. one of the classical authors of Greek or Roman antiquity How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A blear-eyed ancient stood before him, balancing on a single crutch. A part of the United States of North America and all of the Federated States of Canada once belonged to this ancient England. Tied or trussed like fowls or pigs, they were tumbled on the hard- packed earthen floor, beneath which, shallowly buried, lay the remains of ancient chiefs, while, overhead, in wrappings of grass mats, swung all that was left of several of Bashti's immediate predecessors, his father latest among them and so swinging for two full generations. |
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