ancient history

noun

Synonyms of ancient history next

: the history of ancient times

: something from the past dismissed as no longer important or relevant to the present

regarding their former dispute as ancient history

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The Sun Tower's design is inspired by the area's ancient history of Sun worshipping, as well as the watchtowers that were long ago used to warn Chinese Emperors of possible seaborne attacks. —

Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024 Thankfully, the stresses of that era are ancient history for Grant and Gill, now happily married almost a quarter-century. —

Nancy Kruh, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024 To add a pre-LUCA root to the tree and more accurately home in on its age, the researchers turned to five genes with a particularly ancient history. —

Jonathan Lambert, Quanta Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 A little more than 16 months later, the questions about the future feel like ancient history. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ancient history

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of ancient history was in 1566

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“Ancient history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ancient%20history. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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