ancients

/ˈeɪntʃɪnts/
/ˈeɪntʃənts/
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Definitions of ancients
  1. noun
    people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
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    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
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