ancient text

collocation in English

meaningsofancientandtext

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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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text
noun
uk
/tekst/us
/tekst/
the written words in a book, magazine, etc., not ...
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To a modern reader, the obscurities of thisancienttextperhaps stand out more than its symbolic value.
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This example shows again very clearly the difficulties a modern reader encounters when reading anancienttext.
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The purpose of the translation was to make anancienttextseem contemporary, but the result is an unduly free translation.
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After he is found dead, theancienttextwent missing.
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The library is estimated to have contained some 100,000 volumes ofancienttext.
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Thisancienttextremains largely neutral to the concept of polyandry, accepting this as her way of life.
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Theancienttextreveals this civilisation, in a frenzy of ignorance and greed, annihilated itself in a nuclear war.
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Most scholars agree that the physical manuscript is a copy of a moreancienttext, so that the dating of that ancient text is possible only based on the content.
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Theancienttextdepicts them as cowards who allowed barbarian invaders into the country to cause massive death and destruction over a thousand years ago.
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Thirty are unnamed in both the scene headings and the text and there are about nine characters who are named in theancienttextbut not in any modern one.
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Anancienttextmay also serve as a document, record or source for reconstructing the ancient past which may also serve as a chief interest to the historical critic.
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