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ancientnesses

ancientnesses is the plural of ancientness.

Meaning of ancientness

Noun

ancientness (usually uncountable, plural ancientnesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being ancient.
    • Here we are in this wonderful town, where, if you can't see everything you want to see, you can generally see a sample of it, even if your fad happens to be the ancientnesses of Egypt.1894, Frank Richard Stockton, Pomona's Travels, page 257

Questions about ancientnesses

What is ancientnesses the plural of?
Ancientnesses is the plural of ancientness.

Words near ancientnesses in the dictionary

  1. ancientest
  2. ancientism
  3. anciently
  4. ancientmost
  5. ancientness
  6. ancientnesses
  7. ancientries
  8. ancientry
  9. ancients
  10. ancienty
  11. ancile

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