# ancients

Pronunciation: say "AYN-shuhnts" /ˈeɪn.ʃənts/

## Noun

1. The people of the classical world, such as ancient Greece and Rome, especially its writers and philosophers.
   - Simple: People who lived long ago in places like ancient Greece and Rome, especially their writers and thinkers.
   - _The ancients mapped the stars with remarkable accuracy long before telescopes existed._
   - _Renaissance scholars revered the ancients and translated their works into Latin._
2. Plural of ancient. — plural of ancient
   - Simple: Plural of ancient. Use this when you mean more than one ancient person or being.
   - _Local legend spoke of the ancients who once ruled the valley._
   - _The carvings depicted ancients seated upon great stone thrones._

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