ancient past

collocation in English

meaningsofancientandpast

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ancient
adjective
uk
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/us
/ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very ...
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past
noun[S]
uk
/pɑːst/us
/pæst/
the period before and until, but not including, the ...
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(Definition ofancientandpastfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofancient past

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This story, as all stories from theancientpast, has been altered and adapted over time.
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The two are brothers who should not trouble each other as they did in theirancientpast.
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Rather, he is a symbol of theancientpastand an inhabitant of a mythological age.
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Each episode contains one or two mysterious stories of theancientpast.
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The reconstruction was orchestrated through the collapsing of the sites' post-war present and its desired future on to its excavated and reimaginedancientpast.
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In fact, the cosmopolitan and patriarchal character of the new settlements increasingly challenged the more formal political constructions inherited from anancientpast.
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Small objects, such as pots, seals and statues, had a cultural environment in theancientpast.
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Why was this presence of theancientpastnot discovered sooner?
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An important question facing scholars investigating theancientpastis the extent to which intellectual activity may be recovered from the archaeological record by statistical means.
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This regulation probably goes back into theancientpastwhen the banking system was not so extensively developed.
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The bargaining situation that we would face would be very different from that which existed in the days of ourancientpast.
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Quite clearly, it is something that has arisen from theancientpast, and something which is out of harmony, in my opinion, with modern public opinion.
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A lot of artists explore things like convicts eating each other, but to me that's theancientpast.
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Artifacts from which mankind could have learned about itsancientpast.
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Zachary, however, is intrigued when he learns that the odd people he has seen are from theancientpast.
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These artifacts represent theancientpastof the commune.
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An active port city, it was a stopping point for vessels traveling through the strait, as it had been in theancientpast.
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These exhibits often revolve around a central theme or idea and link artworks from theancientpastwith those of modern artists.
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It infuses themes ofancientpast, futuristic space ship, and his music invokes very clear and vivid imagery to its listeners.
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