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superancient

superancient adjective: exceedingly ancient.

Adjective

superancient (comparative more superancient, superlative most superancient)

  1. (rare) Exceedingly ancient.
    • Those four books contain the inscriptions that Itzamna found in a superancient ruin near the Mayan city of Izapa.2003, M. G. Harris, The Joshua Files: Zero Moment, Walker, →ISBN, page 28
    • He mentioned an arcane superancient scripture preserved in central Asia.2016, Robert Ellwood, Harry Partin, Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 28

Forms of superancient

comparativemore superancient
superlativemost superancient
alternative formsuper ancient
alternative formsuper-ancient

Origin of superancient

From super- + ancient.

Questions about superancient

What does superancient mean?
Superancient means exceedingly ancient.
What part of speech is superancient?
Superancient is an adjective.

Words near superancient in the dictionary

  1. superambient
  2. superambiently
  3. superambitious
  4. superamplitude
  5. superamplitudes
  6. superancient
  7. superangelic
  8. superangelical
  9. superanimal
  10. superanion
  11. superanions

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